I recently install an IBM Deskstar 13.5GB drive into a PII 400 system.  Days
after install I would get the dreaded blue screen even when system was idle
(the error msg escapes me at the moment). This weekend I found myself
unceremoniously dumped to DOS with a "windows protection error" message and
a prompt to reboot.  Upon reboot I was greeted with the following:

"Invalid dynamic link call from VFAT(01) + 0000B970 to device "EC83",
service 205B.  Windows configuration invalid.  Run setup"

Then a suggestion that if I press "y" to continue boot then system "may
become unstable".  Moot point since from that moment I'vew been unable to
enter Windows.  I was able to get into DOS, but after a few moments or
rooting around the drive, system locked up in the middle of a directory
listing ("curent directory is......"SNAP).

No I can't even boot system; I can power up, but no response whatsoever (no
display, nuthin').  I swapped the drive with a known working one to no
avail.  Does anyone have any ideas?

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