Kevin Ingram
Access Online Staff support@cameron.net
http://www.cameron.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Mosely <rmosely@mychoice.net>
To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com <ntisp@emerald.iea.com>
Date: Friday, December 19, 1997 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: Off topic : Windows 95 Error message : EEPROM not installed ?
>Kevin, not an attack, but confusion over your approach.
>The blue screen whether clouds or screen of death, would
>not be seen in your scenario, therefore it is not a possible
>cause.
>
>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
>> Access Online Staff support@cameron.net
>> http://www.cameron.net
>> -----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 Mosely
>ISCET and A+ Certified Computer Technician
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>Mosely & Associates, member CompTIA
>
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