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Bob Wright <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 7 Dec 1999 19:31:26 -0700
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At 07:12 AM 12/07/1999 , Mike Ewing wrote:
>Dear People,
>
>I have a computer that upon boot-up, at the very first, when memory
>is checking and bios information is being displayed, it freezes up.
>Not only does it freeze up but the bios readings are misspelled and
>have unrecognizable characters on the screen.  This all happens
>before windows even begins loading up.  Any suggestions as to what
>the problem might be?

I have seen this before and it was a case of the motherboard not properly
configured/jumpered for the CPU.  It could be that either the CPU is failing,
the jumpers are not set properly or the motherboard is failing.

        Bob Wright
   The NOSPIN Group

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