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From: somani@parns.nsc.com (Anil Somani)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: PC-XT Problem, Help.
Keywords: PC-XT Stack Failure Freeze
Message-ID: <214@bahamas.nsc.com>
Date: 31 Jul 90 19:27:15 GMT
Organization: National Semiconductor, Santa Clara
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  Lately I have been having problem with my PC-XT.

  Symptoms:
  1. When I boot up, the monitor screen remains dark and 
     nothing shows up. The hard disk clicks as if the system 
     is booting up but nothing appears on the screen.
  2. The system crashes with a message "Stack Failure", all 
     of a sudden during normal operation.
  3. The screen freezes during normal operation.

  These happen 50% of the time. Other times the system 
  functions perfectly normal without any problems.

  Someone suggested me that my system might have got infected
  with some virus. How do I check it and get rid of it, if
  that's the case. During my experimentation, I also found
  that the BIOS and BASIC ROMS on the mother board get heated.
  May be it's normal or may be it has to do something with
  the problem.

  I will appreciate if anyone can provide any clue to the 
  cause of the problem and possibly a solution.

  thanks,
  -Anil.
  
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