No,He is not able to go on after the memory check.
Manas

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> From: Lonnie Lentsch <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Error : no ROM basic
> Date: Friday, November 06, 1998 8:01 AM
>
> Manas,
>
>     A question for your friend.  Can he boot the system up with a
> bootable floppy disk.
>
>     If so then it can be one of two things.  First, your friend could of
> deleted the system files.  If this is the case you need to SYS the hard
> drive with the appropriate operating system.  Second, I have seen boot
> sector viruses do this.  If you can boot the system with a bootable
> floppy, you can use a anti-virus software program to clean the boot
> sector of the hard drive.  A second option is if the boot sector is
> corrupted, you need to re-create it by using the appropriate OS and
> using FDisk type the following at the DOS prompt "fdisk /mbr"
>
> Lonnie Lentsch
>
> Manas Mittal wrote:
> >
> > Hi there
> > One of my friend owns a 80486.Well , he can't use it.As soon as he
swithces
> > it on , he gets the message "NO ROM BASIC , SYSTEM HALTED".
> > Can anybody help me undestand the problem.
> >
> > Manas
> >
>
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