Barry,
WPEs are almost always caused by memory problems. I don't know. Pac Bells
had a weird custom BIOS anyway, so it could be at least part of the problem.
There really is still Pac Bell tech support? I'm amazed! :)

Glenn

> Glen,
> Thanks for the suggestion & Happy 4th : )
> I thought about that before writing to the group and have concluded that
the
> battery probably isn't the culprit since it was working fine last night
> until I changed that setting in bios.
> Since there is no recognition by beeping on boot of the onboard ram
missing
> after I pulled it wouldn't that lead you to believe that this is a case of
a
> major bios issue?
> I will get into contact with Packard Bell tech support via chat and find
out
> what type of battery it is tomorrow and hopefully where it is located. It
> isn't readily accessible as is everything else in this ancient case and
with
> no documents or manuals it is like flying virtually blind.

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