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From: bjones@ssc-vax.UUCP (Robert F. Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Problems running Win 3.0 on 386 clone
Message-ID: <3422@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jun 90 18:26:37 GMT
References: <48927@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>
Organization: Boeing Aerospace & Electronics, Seattle WA
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In article <48927@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>, bose@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Bhaskar Bose) writes:
> A friend of mine has a 386 clone (AMI Bios).  Windows 3.0 seems to crash
> randomly on his system.  Sometimes it crashes in the middle of redrawing the
> screen.  The system has to be rebooted afterwards.  He also had trouble during
> the installation process of Windows 3.0.  The system locks up.  
> 
> He doesn't seem to have problems with other software.  Does anyone have
> any suggestions?  Thanks in advance.

1)  What is the version of the AMI bios?  (xxxx-yyyy-mmddyy-Kx)

2)  Is the machine configured with an IDE drive?

.....rfj.....
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