somani@parns.nsc.com (Anil Somani) (07/31/90)
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.
Has that something to do with the problem or is it just
normal.
I will appreciate if someone can provide any clue to the
cause of the problem and possibly a solution.
thanks,
-Anil.
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