Sounds like hardware problem. Did the machine work before (you format)?

Please follow Nospin step by step troubleshooting guide (check Nospin
webpage).

I have two primary suspects in mind: either the RAM or the mobo (may need to
flash BIOS). But the problem also could be BIOS setting, or any other
hardware inside (eg. I had a case that with an Internal modem installed, the
machine won't post).

Jun Qian

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:31 PM


>
> I can't clean install Windows Me or 98se,
> I have a Gigabyte GA-5SMM motherboard,
> BIOS Award 4.51PG, AMD K6-2 100/400 MHz,
> 1 64MB PC100 DIMM, WD AC8400R 8GB hard
> disk C:, and Quantum Fireball CR4.3A
> 4GB hard disk drive D:.
>
> During POST, I disabled quick boot, and
> the single 64MB PC100 DIMM shows ok on
> all three passes of the memory test.
>
> ... but soon I got error:
>
> SUWIN caused a GPF in module COMCTL31.DLL
> at 0003:0E49.
>
> Then I re-formatted drive C, and inserted
> the Win98SE CD in drive F. I created
> C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS and copied F:\WIN98
> to it. Setup started ok, but then got error:
>
> Fatal exception 0D at 05A4:00000218.
>

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