Re: Green-VLB motherboard problem (was AMIBIOS with 486/66...)

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From: Todd A. Scalzott
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 1995 00:00

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In article <804230850snx@mercer.demon.co.uk> Alex Chapman
<alex@mercer.demon.co.uk> writes:

> It would appear that many people have experienced problems with the
> motherboard I have just installed :(  It is a GREEN-VLB motherboard
> (AMI BIOS 40-P101-001437-00101111-072594-GREEN-H) and reports TRAPD
> when I power up (have tried disabling caches etc.)
> 
> I would not naturally associate TRAPD with the keyboard problems
> which others seem to experience with this motherboard.  Can anyone
> let me know if they have experienced this problems also?
> 
> Is there a definitive IBMKBD.SYS which I should use (and source),
> or is it more a matter of trial and error?
> 
> Thanks for any help, it is frustrating to upgrade to a 486DX2/66
> and only be able to use Windows :(

When I had a green motherboard that was causing TRAPDs on every
Warp boot, I turned off APM.  That did the trick.

--
Todd A. Scalzott, Systems Programmer   todd@kastle.com / scalzott@netcom.com
Kastle Development Associates          ...!netcom!friend!todd  
Team OS/2

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From: todd@kastle.com (Todd A. Scalzott)
Subject: Re: Green-VLB motherboard problem (was AMIBIOS with 486/66...)
Date: 1995/06/29
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