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From: mjlst3@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Mikes Magik Shoppe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Installed Mb SIP prevents booting
Keywords: HELP, 386sx, AMI, C&T, CMOS RAM, SIP
Message-ID: <25287@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 28 Jun 90 11:58:26 GMT
References: <215@uninet.vbo.dec.com>
Reply-To: mjlst3@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Mikes Magik Shoppe)
Organization: University of Pittsburgh, MIPA
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In article <215@uninet.vbo.dec.com> ops@ayov27.enet.dec.com (Joseph Early) writes:
>
>I have just installed a 1Mb SIP in the motherboard of my 386sx clone and
...
>I think I needed to install SIPs in pairs but what do I do until I get
>another or should I? Can I short the battery with a large resistor to
>clear the CMOS set-up RAM? 

Yes, in all of the varieties of motherboards I have seen, sipp/simm upgrades
are done in pairs with one pair for each bank.

In most of the varieties I have seen, there is a key combination that
you can hit that will clear the cmos.  On the other hand, mismatching
cmos information doesn't usually cause the computer to hang during power up,
it usually generates an error message.

In conclusion remove the sipp and power up again.  If it doesn't boot, check
the manual for the key to hit to reset the cmos info.

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Michael J. LeWinter			/* Standard disclaimers apply */
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