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From: dpgerdes@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: 386 Boot problem
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Date: 16 Jun 89 14:50:00 GMT
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/* Written  4:30 pm  Jun 11, 1989 by wcurtiss@x102c.harris-atd.com in osiris.cso.uiuc.edu:comp.unix.microport */

>We had this same problem with a 16 MHz Delta Data (Televideo) machine.
>The culprit turned out to be that the bus speed was set to 8 MHz.  When
>I slowed it down to 5.3 (I think that's right) MHz (and left the CPU at
>16 MHz) it booted fine.  

  Well, that helps I guess, but what is wrong with 8Mhz?   8Mhz is an
industry standard.  How does one go about slowing down a bus to check this?

  -dave