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From: Ohlhausen Gaylan Leon
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 00:34
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 00:34
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At work we have one PC that keeps locking up. The wierd thing is that it does this only in some applications always and in others sometimes and in others not at all. When it does lock up, we cannot fix the problem with a CTRL-ALT-DEL or a Reset - when we do this, we get the following message(after HARD reset (turn off power) and before memory check) 8042 GATE - A20 ERROR SYSTEM HALTED Programs that make the computer hang include 123 R31 and CXI3278C (an IBM 3278 Emulator program) In windows when it hangs (only on some programs) I will get a "dump" across the top of the screen with (inbetween trash) words like CLOCK, AUX, TIMER, etc. Does anyone know what might be the probem here? And how can I fix it? 286-20 w/ 4MB ram AMI BIOS (I can get the date if it is needed) If more info about the computer is needed, I can get specifics. Gaylan Ohlhausen GLO92420@ACUVAX.ACU.EDU - Internet BITNET - GLO92420@ACUVAX
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!yale.edu!ira.uka.de!rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!stepsun.uni-kl.de!sun.rhrk.uni-kl.de!news From: GLO92420@acuvax.acu.edu (Ohlhausen Gaylan Leon) Subject: A20 problem Message-ID: <1993Jan5.003438.28559@rhrk.uni-kl.de> Sender: news@rhrk.uni-kl.de Organization: Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 00:34:38 GMT X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20 Lines: 25