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Karl Gottshalk <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:48:59 -0400
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I know Phoenix makes a suspend to disk program for notebooks, that involves
a hidden partition that it swaps the memory to before suspend. There is a
setup program for it with the notebook that makes the partition and sets it
up properly. I don't know if AMI makes a similar product.

Karl

> I have a Sager Notebook computer sitting on my desk
> showing an odd error message.   This is a P120 with
> a 1.2gig hard drive.   The system had a virus.  I removed
> the virus and then removed the partition.  I used Fdisk
> from Win95b to place a new partition on the system
> and formated the drive.   Now when it boots, I am receiving
> an error message in the boot sequence after Hard Drive
> recognition and before the operating system starts.  The
> error messages is:
>
> HDD has problems to do "Suspend To Disk"  !!!
>
> Pardon the poor grammer...  but that is what it says.
>
> It has AMI bios v1.04 dated: 1992.
>
> Anyone know what I have done wrong or any ideas
> what may be generating this message???

Karl Gottshalk
the Computer Man
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Camden, ME USA
Where the Mountains Meet the Sea

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