From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Tue Jul 17 2001 - 04:04:20 EDT
if EZ CD direct (the one that lets you drag files to the CD as if it were a
HDD) is loading on boot up, that might be the problem..
Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Chalk" <rchalk_at_nettaxi.com>
To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 11:16 PM
Subject: Problem with A20P and 3-Com Mini PCI Combo Card
> I have an A21p, with Windows 2000 factory preload. It originally came
> with the Mini-PCI Modem, but not the Ethernet. I bought a 3-Com combo
> card on eBay (Actually marketed as a Dell, but the same card) and have
> a peculiar problem:
>
> Frequently on boot-up, the computer will lock up tight on the
> "Starting Windows 2000" screen, with the blue progress bar about 2/3
> of the way across the screen. If I do a hard reset, by holding the
> power button 5 sec, and restart, the machine comes up normally. This
> is almost repeatable, in that it will happen almost every second time
> I power up the computer.
>
> In experimenting with Windows XP, I got a BSOD on boot-up, with the
> reference that an "Interrupt Storm" had caused the computer to stop.
> Similarly, a reboot will work normally.
>
> This looks to me like a "Plug-and-Pray" problem. Anyone have any
> ideas how to fix it?
>
> TIA...
>
> Richard
>
>
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