Kevin Ingram wrote:
>
> I guess thats why most people just read and don't post here... if you
> post
> invariably someone attacks you about something.
>
> I offered this as a possible cause for the problem. I deal with
> computer
> customers daily who sometimes don't describe the problem accurately
> and any
> possibilities are considered. To many users, the first blue screen is
> all
> they "see" when booting... they never even notice the black screen
> with text
> before that! It was just offered as a thought.
>
> Kevin Ingram
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Mosely <rmosely@mychoice.net>
> To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com <ntisp@emerald.iea.com>
> Date: Friday, December 19, 1997 9:51 AM
> Subject: Re: Off topic : Windows 95 Error message : EEPROM not
> installed ?
>
> >Kevin, I don't understand why you would talk about ROM basic
> >in response to Danny's question. He said the message appeared before
> >the blue sky and clouds screen. He's obviously booting or starting
> >to boot the OS, which would never happen in your scenario. The
> >ROM BASIC message locks up the computer without any OS boot.
> >
> >Kevin Ingram wrote:
> >>
> >> Bios will often issue a "ROM Basic Not Installed" Error (usually in
> >> the old
> >> 40 column mode!) if the HD and FL cannot respond for a boot. If
> thats
> >> the
> >> error, it's very likely a hardware failure in the machine...
> >>
> >> Kevin Ingram
> ><snip>
> >> From: Danny Sinang <danny@uplink.com.ph>
> ><snip>
> >> >Hi.
> >> >
> >> >One of my clients recently got an error message just before
> Windows
> >> 95's
> >> >famous blue sky and clouds screen appeared. It read like "EEPROM
> not
> >> >installed" or "EEPROM device can not be found."
> >> >
> >> >Does anyone have any idea what this is all about ? Does it have
> >> something
> >> >to do with the CMOS ? Low battery perhaps ?
> >> >
-- Ray MoselyISCET and A+ Certified Computer TechnicianMicrosoft Certified ProfessionalMosely & Associates, member CompTIA