On  5 Jun 98 at 5:47, M W Johnston wrote:

> ....  I warm boot. Everything loads and works perfectly after the
> warm boot.

> ....  Every cold boot gives the same message. Any ideas about
> what's going on? Where should I be looking for answers -- software
> or hardware?

  This is the classic signature of a power supply problem --
specifically, that the peak load of starting up everything
(especially drives) from a cold boot is a bit more than the power
supply can handle.

David G