----- Original Message -----
Rob Polk:


> I am currently having the same problem with a amdk6-2 450 and a tyan 1590
> mobo, i've removed everything but the hd and cd drive.. the only way i can
> even load an operating system is to turn all caching off. and it still
> doesnt
> boot half the time.. get to verifying dmi pool data then just hangs,ive
> taken
> all ram out except for 1 64 mg stick, set bios to default, and removed all
> scsii,sound,lpt and modem cards.. i have noticed the cpu temp getting to
> almost 190 degrees when checking the bios.. any ideas would be
> appriciated...

If yours throws up Windows Protection Error and, or bluescreen
errors during the "copying files" stage of Win98SE then this might
be related. On a K6-2/400 w/ALI controllers I had a difficult time
installing Win98SE. Like you, I noticed the temp was over 85*C.
Anyway, setup didn't work until I replaced the heatsink w/ a fan.
The entire time I thought the ALI controllers, 100Mhz bus, or MS's
timing loop issue was at fault.

-yui shin

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