FC 1 freeze after bootup
Alexander Dalloz
alexander.dalloz at uni-bielefeld.de
Sun Jun 13 11:49:34 UTC 2004
Am So, den 13.06.2004 schrieb T. 'Nifty New Hat' Mitchell um 12:05:
> > Update your motherboard BIOS to the latest version. Seems your system is
> > not proper initialized. From your description I assume you mean a cold
> > start will end in freeze but a warm start will succeed.
>
> BIOS updates have risks so read all the instructions and double check
> models and revisions.
>
> For what it is worth in addition to a BIOS update make sure that all
> the BIOS flags are initialized and stable.
>
> This might best be accomplished by setting in turn the optimized BIOS
> values then the safe BIOS values. This can ensure that all the values
> are 'set' and not some random bits left over when the RAM was
> initialized. Some motherboards have a reset procedure that applies.
> This procedure is often documented in the installation notes.
>
> Also check the small battery that is used to maintain the PROM data
> structures and realtime clock between boot cycles. If you change one
> setting from default a NVRAM volatility problem can be discovered if
> after a hard power cycle it is not obvious.
>
> If the realtime clock or the BIOS/PROM settings change, the battery
> could be ill. Look for a coin size battery on the motherboard. The
> life of these batteries varies from 4 years to ten years. The life is
> MUCH, Much, much shorter if someone placed the motherboard on a home
> made anti-static guard made of aluminum foil or on a metal work bench.
> If you cannot find the battery with a bright light inspection check
> the user guide for the location.
>
> If you understand what the problem is you might elect to live with
> the problem once you learn how to work with it.
>
> This smells like a battery thing to me.
> T o m M i t c h e l l
Indeed, that are very good hints regarding a BIOS update. Something one
might to print out and pin on the wall :)
Alexander
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