On 14 Aug 00, at 23:05, Frank Suszka wrote:

> This came from the good folks at PCGuide.
> http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/sys/booterr.htm
>
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>
> Diagnosis: The BIOS ROM chip on the motherboard is probably
> faulty. It could also be another component on the motherboard.

  This information should be updated a little.  While the error
message hasn't changed, most modern motherboards use "flash" memory
instead of ROM to hold the BIOS code.  So the message could also
indicate:

a.  An attempt to update the flash memory image failed.

b.  The flash memory was updated with the wrong file -- perhaps a
BIOS for a different model of motherboard.

c.  Some malicious piece of software has wiped out the flash memory;
the CIH virus does this, for instance.

David G

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