rburrow@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Robert A. Burrow) (01/30/91)
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.
I wonder whether it is the mother board or archiac keyboard BIOS
(which I didn't replace). The mother board is a Sun Electronics Corp.
SUNTAC ST612-A. I have no idea what type of keyboard BIOS I have. The
chip has the markings:
+----------------------------------+
| . P8042AH 2137 |
| | L8120596 |
| (m)(c)INTEL '81 |
+----------------------------------+
Could anyone help me get around this? Is it the keyboard BIOS?
(Microsoft says this is rare.) Or is there some other problem? I've
worked quite a while on this but without success. I've tried all the
switch settings on HIMEM, with my computer at 0/1 wait states, 8/12 Mhz
operation. My config.sys was pared down to just the himem.sys statement
& my autoexec to the path including windows. Is anyone using Windows
in standard mode on a SUNTAC motherboard?
Please e-mail me. If there is enough interest, I'll post a
summary.
Bob
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| Bob Burrow | Dept. of Chemistry |
| rburrow@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca | University of Toronto |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer) (02/02/91)
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 You must be kidding! No company would hold opinions like mine!