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From: cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Windows freezes at title screen on 286
Keywords: Problems
Message-ID: <5503@optilink.UUCP>
Date: 1 Feb 91 20:40:01 GMT
References: <1991Jan29.191624.20454@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca>
Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA
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In article <1991Jan29.191624.20454@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca>, rburrow@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Robert A. Burrow) writes:
> Hi - I read a message in which someone had a problem similar to this
> long ago but the message has long since been deleted...
> 
>     The AT has 2M extended memory installed & himem.sys (2.60)
> installed but whenever I try to run in standard mode, the computer
> freezes at the title screen.  It works in real mode but I want the added
> capability.   A call to Microsoft said the Award BIOS was incompatable
> (it was v2.03)  I bought v3.12 & installed.  But Windows still freezes.
> Microsoft is of no help.

> | Bob Burrow                       | Dept. of Chemistry          |

I have the same problem with my system.  Microsoft tells me that 
the AMI BIOS V1.54 is too old, and I have ordered a BIOS upgrade
from my manufacturer.  I sure wish that Microsoft would put a
list of incompatible BIOS releases in the documentation so we
wouldn't waste time trying to make them work.

The virtues of the Mac!
-- 
Clayton E. Cramer {pyramid,pixar,tekbspa}!optilink!cramer
"The tree of liberty must be watered periodically with the blood of tyrants 
and patriots alike.  It is its natural manure." -- Thomas Jefferson
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