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Date: | Wed, 3 Apr 2002 12:09:13 -0500 |
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I have found that this is caused by a memory problem.
First try re-seating the RAM modules, and see if the
problem is eliminated. Also sometimes the contacts on the
DIMM get a very thin coat of oxidation and they have to be
cleaned to make a good positive contact with the
connector. I use a pencil eraser myself (making sure to
get rid of the "crumbs" left before placing in the
connector) and just rub lightly to shine them up some.
The memory could be going bad too. If you have multiple
DIMMS (or SIMMS) and know what combinations are required,
remove to the minimum and see if you can get a good boot.
It may be a single bad DIMM or SIMM. You'll have to swap
back and forth to determine which is bad.
Good Luck,
Doug
At 4/2/2002 09:25 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
What causes a Divide Overflow error? This is occuring on a
Pent 233 with
Win98 SE. I get this message everytime I try to boot the
machine...and not
just on the hard drive. I get this message when trying to
boot from floppy,
CD-Rom, or Hard Drive. It gets past the usual ROM boot-up
screens, then
freezes on this error when looking for a bootable device.
Has my processor
chip gone bad?
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