Re: AMIBIOS with 486/66 Blue Lightening problems

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From: John Beardmore
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1995 00:00

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In article <804143858snx@mercer.demon.co.uk>
           alex@mercer.demon.co.uk "Alex Chapman" writes:

>I've just replaced my old motherboard with a 486 AmiBios board with
>a 486DX2/66 Blue Lightening CPU.  Because it takes 2x72pin and 4x30
>pin simms, in place of the 8x30pin simms that my old motherboard
>took, I am presently just using 4x30pin 1MB simms.
>
>When I boot to DOS everything works fine.  When I boot to OS/2, I
>get a TRAP D.  I tried re-installing, which went fine until it told
>me to remove the last diskette and reboot.  Then the same thing.

It might be worth swapping the simms round. If one is flakey that might
make the problem go away.

Are these 30 pin simms fast enough ?


BTW does this 486DX2/66 Blue Lightening CPU have an FPU ?

-- 
John Beardmore     wookie@wookie.demon.co.uk
                   wookie@cix.compulink.co.uk

Windows '95:  95% the same old DOS and windows...

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