HIMEM.SYS : unable to control A20 line

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1 total messages Started by Eric Hartzenberg Sun, 13 Apr 1997 00:00

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Author: Eric Hartzenberg
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 00:00

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Hi all:
My apologies if this is off-topic. I don't have the time to lurk, since
this pc could crash AT ANY TIME!

I get this error from HIMEM.SYS when booting-up: 
  'Unable to control A20 line!'. 
The XMS driver is not installed, and Win95 won't start. Frequent reboots
always result in the same error, using all the Win95 boot-up modes.
However, if I leave the pc overnight & reboot the next morning, HIMEM
appears to load correctly. Weird.

I also noticed that prior to the problem, the Win95 logout dialogue
didn't finish properly - the 'It's now safe to turn off your machine'
message didn't appear. This has happened twice & I now intend leaving
the pc permanently on until some kind soul can suggest a cure.

I have a 3-year old VIGLEN 4DX2-66 (recently upgraded with a go-faster
Evergreen '586' processor) , using Quadtel BIOS. 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Can I push my luck & ask
for response by email, as well as the thread? Much obliged.

TIA, Eric.
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