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BIOS Snags?
Name: Richie Date: November 26, 1999 at 13:11:12 Pacific
Comment:
I had a system returned recently with the following snag. It hung with a fault something like "divide overflow error" before W95 fired up I reformatted the Hard drive and now i can't even install DOS or a CD rom driver. Does this sound like the result of a bad flash? The punter insists he didn't try to flash the BIOS. Any ideas?
Name: count dmoney Date: November 26, 1999 at 15:05:18 Pacific
Reply:
I have seen this error in dos while playing certain games. I think it is something to do with the video card memory and/or drivers.
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Response Number 2
Name: Roger Date: November 26, 1999 at 19:19:04 Pacific
Reply:
Your computer's processor (CPU) is failing or overheating. Your computer's clock speed is set higher than the manufacturer's recommended speed. Your Mother Board cache ram is failing. Any of the above can cause this error.
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