Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 22:03:42 -0600
From: anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 2X fubar libretto...twice the fun
my lib50 has a serious problem. it locks up in win95. when i reboot, it
hangs at the win95 logo screen. when running scandisk, it finds a problem
with "free space" on drive C, sometimes on D. scandisk can fix the problem
and i can reboot OK. but it doesn't take long to hang again...and then
it's time for scandisk again.
some of the symptoms are:
- hangs immediately if i set the display for more than 640 x 480 x 256colors
- netscape hangs immediately (and i get horizontal stripes of garbage)
- runs OK in command prompt mode
- sometimes the CMOS settings get screwed up
i have reformatted the hard drive. reloaded all software. removed the 16MB
memory upgrade. flashed the BIOS. tried magic dust and incantations. the
problem persists.
so i bought another 50CT with a bad LCD. spent part of two days swapping
the LCD, hard drive, etc. formatted the hard drive. reloaded all
software. the new 50CT works flawlessly. life was GOOD!
today while printing a large powerpoint file, i realized the machine was
running very slowly because i hadn't transferred my 16MB memory upgrade. i
shut the machine down and installed the (Viking) memory card. rebooted the
machine and it froze....exactly the way my old machine did. the problem
persists after removing the memory card.
so it seems i've toasted 2 librettos in the last two weeks. can anyone
please tell me...
* has anyone ever had a Viking 16MB upgrade card cause this problem?
* any suggestions for how to fix these librettos?
* do these symptoms sound like a motherboard memory problem?
* is there any way i can tell win95 to exclude a range of memory addresses?
* is there a way to determine what memory addresses should be excluded?
...other than trial-and-error
i use the libretto for work, for home, for fun. it has my entire life
organized. i really need to get a machine running. all suggestions are
welcomed.
--mda
ps: anyone with a 50CT motherboard for sale? a 16MB upgrade? i'm buying...
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