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From: us277492@mmm.serc.3m.com (Arthur T. Manning)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Windows 3.0 kick's out on my system...
Summary: Still not working
Keywords: Windows
Message-ID: <1990Sep6.051046.8051@mmm.serc.3m.com>
Date: 6 Sep 90 05:10:46 GMT
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Reply-To: us277492@mmm.serc.3m.com (Arthur T. Manning)
Organization: 3M - St. Paul, MN  55144-1000 US
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OK, I tried deleting all windows files, and re-installing from scratch, and
It didn't work.  I also tried the VirtualHDIRQ=FALSE switch in system.ini,
and still nothing.  I'm beginning to suspect a hardware problem, but how
do I convince anyone that that's the problem when the only evidence is that
windows 3.0 bombs?

So since I was getting desperate, I even REFORMATTED the C: drive!  Would
you believe that even this didn't work!?  I now have a bare bones QS/20
and I even disconnected the bournoulli disk and removed the driver in
config.sys.  

Are there any programs out there that test the functionality of the PC in
enhanced mode (like a few benchmark routines)?  I have a call in to
in-company service to hopefully swap out parts one at a time until the
thing works.  This seems really stupid to have to do, but what other choice
do I have?


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