Hi Rick,

        Back to the brainstorming...

Rick Glazier wrote:
>
> Still in a brainstorming session...  Replies mixed in...
>
> > > I would look real close at the start up disk... Is it corrupt?
> >         How can I tell?
>
> Have you run scandisk or other utilities on it?
        Yes.  I've run scandisk, format, fdisk...

> Is it the factory boot disk, and was it ever successfully used...?
        Yes.

> When you use a CD, do you inspect it for dust, damage,
> and finger prints?
        No.  I didn't inspect it, but I keep my CD's unusually clean anyway
compared to some I've seen.

>
> > > proper version,     >Yes.
> Good
>
> > >using a disk overlay, etc.???   >No.
> Good, see more later...
>
> > > What is "it" doing to get you on this drive.
> >         Standard run of the mill start up disk with autoexec.bat and
> >         config.sys files to get CD going.  Need to see them?
>
> Can't hurt --- I would like to take a look.
> You should install from a "controlled environment". (MS quote...)
> Send them to me OFF LIST, or to anyone that ASKS...
>
> > >Is the BIOS right?
> >         What do I look for?  Also went to the extreme of clearing CMOS and
> >         loading defaults.
>
> Since you are not using a disk overlay (DiskManager, EZ Drive) the
> BIOS should be a piece of cake...  You have to put in the HD parameters,
> or Auto Detect.
        I let the MB do the detecting, and it got it right.


>
> > > It seems more like an ACCESS problem or a problem with
> > > "something" on the drive
> snip

>
> > > Another question, --- did you try another HD?
> >         Absolutely!  No luck though.  Same message.
>
> Bummer...  Not an identical drive, I hope?
        The only thing identical is the manufacturer; both are from
Seagate.  One is an ST31277A and the other is an ST51080A.  Might be
something here?  Special formatting, fdisking necessary?

>
> > Thanks for the input, Rick.  Keep the suggestions comin'...
>
> No problem --- I'll keep rambling... Sometimes I hit a nerve,
> or get people to look in the right direction....
>
> I did a little searching -- see below links...
> See: (your install CD   ~~readme.txt ~~, or)
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/windows/readme/98/setup.asp
>
> See also: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q87/2/39.asp
> This article discusses the following two error messages with stack dump:
> Bad Fault in MS-DOS Extender -and- Standard Mode: Fault outside of
> MS-DOS Extender.  (The readme is better though...)
        Did the KB thing on Extender stuff...not much there to help a
rookie!


Autoexec.bat and config.sys files coming to you off-list.
Thanks for your patience with me.


Harold E. Schumacher, Jr.
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