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   On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 18:12:00 -0500, "Dave_28"    
   wrote:   
      
   >   
   >"Kay Archer"  wrote in message   
   >news:bjg5h4$ipiib$1@ID-176353.news.uni-berlin.de...   
   >> "Dave_28"  wrote in message   
   >> news:vln5rqfu7jbhbc@corp.supernews.com...   
   >> > I have reformatted the drive using format /u. I read that this would   
   >zero   
   >> > out all data on the disk. It was successfull. I tried using both of the   
   >> > bootdisks from bootdisk.com. windows95 original and b. When I use these   
   >> the   
   >> > cd-rom drive does not start. When I use the bootdisk that seems to have   
   >> come   
   >> > with the windows 95 cd it does start the cd-rom. I no longer get a   
   >message   
   >> > telling me that there is a compressed file on the disk. The stopper is   
   >> that   
   >> > every time setup starts ( this happens automatically when I boot up   
   >> because   
   >> > the cd is in ) it freezes when the splash screen that says windows setup   
   >> > appears. Sometimes setup gets a little farther. I think 7% is the most   
   >so   
   >> > far.   
   >> >   
   >> > Do you think some kind of hardware problem is happening? I have no   
   >trouble   
   >> > in DOS.   
   >> >   
   >> > Another question, any idea what this turbo button is for on the front?   
   >> >   
   >> > The tower says Zenon on the front. Is this thing just crap?   
   >> >   
   >> > Also, there are still a couple of loose wires inside. Small ones that   
   >come   
   >> > from the squarish connector that's hanging down. I have no idea where   
   >they   
   >> > would go. If interested I can post a picture if it's ok to do that here.   
   >> >   
   >> > Any ideas would help. I'm stumped.   
   >> >   
   >> >   
   >>   
   >> Possibly some bad RAM, not in the range that DOS uses.  Try rearranging   
   >your   
   >> RAM chips (this will also clean the contacts) and see how far you get.   
   >>   
   >> The turbo button is probably connected to one of the squarish connectors,   
   >it   
   >> is not used on "modern" motherboards.   
   >>   
   >> The other wires inside probably go to LEDs or buttons on the case front,   
   >in   
   >> general these are not very important.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   >I tried rearranging the RAM chips. I definitely think this is part of the   
   >problem. There are 4 of them. I tdid get farther after switching them   
   >around. I then decided to try to narrow down the bad one by taking one out   
   >and trying it without it. The best combination seems to be when I take the 2   
   >that appear to be newer out. They have green tags on them the other 2 don't.   
   >With those 2 out it seems to have more memeory than it did before. It's   
   >faster and setup will now go beyond the screen that tells me it's copying   
   >files needed for the setup wizard. It does still freeze though right after   
   >the user agreement screen. It won't go farther than that. Could all the RAM   
   >be bad?   
   >   
   No - some memory must be OK or PC would not run at all.   
      
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