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dirkdiggler66
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January 7th, 2004 21:00
TR-4 BIOS Flashing Problems! Can't get out!!! dire straits!!
I had originally a CP D166ST that I flashed with the TR-4 then the LCP-A12 Bios. That upgrade went O.K. until I it rebooted and I had a memory error and my ZV pcmcia slot doesn't work. (See my earlier post). I couldn't figure out what had gone wrong. So I opened the laptop up again. Things looked fine. Then I tried to do another TR-4 Bios flash again to see if that would take care of the problem, since the problem occurred after the bios upgrade. The laptop booted up before I could shut it down. Now, I get the same memory error and it says, "Press F1 or F2 to continue". So I press either one and it keeps saying "Press F1 or F2 to continue". I'm in dire straits here. Any info will be appreciated.
Thanks Gil
- The same thing happened to me once. You will need a W98 Boot disk and also a System Disk with the Nonpackaged version of the LCPI_A12 downloaded to your PC's Desktop and then sent to that System Disk. Boot up the laptop to an A: Prompt with the Boot Disk; if it still asks you for F1, do so. When you get to the A: Prompt, swap out the Boot Disk for the Flash Disk, type LCPI_A12 at the prompt and enter. That got my chip back.
dirkdiggler66
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Posted January 9th, 2004 02:00
Thanks leduke30! Worked like a charm! You're a genius! Thanks again for all your help.
Gil
My situation is a little different, but I'm having trouble finding a similar situation. It's a Dell desktop that won't boot up before it shuts itself off and comes back on in an endless loop every 3-4 seconds.
Is this a BIOS thing? How do I reset it?
Thanks
Are you using Mcafee Anti Virus? If so, put the Mcafee CD in your CD Drive and reboot. Mcafee can scan your drive for Viruses in DOS as the CD is selfbooting for that purpose. After,also see if you can boot with a W98 Boot Disk and reformat your drive, then start over with your OS install. There is also a possibility that your CPU has become unseated and needs to be reseated. If the 1st 2 things are not possible, the latter becomes more probable.
If you are using Norton's Antivirus or another brand, I'm not sure they work the same as McAfee's.
Message Edited by leduke30 on 01-21-2004 12:04 AM
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Posted January 8th, 2004 20:00
What is the “TR-4” that you are referring to?