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<DIV>I need help from you computer geniuses out there....My Falcon 4.0 puter is acting up.</DIV>
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<DIV>Problem: When I boot up, the computer freezes on the opening screen. I can see and hear it activate the DVD ROM in the top bay (the LED lights on, then off)....., and then the CD RW in the 2nd bay drive (the LED lights on, then off). It freezes when activating the Floppy A: drive. (In other words, the green light on the floppy drive lights and stays on.....)</DIV>
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<DIV>I tried disconnecting the A: drive (pulled both power cable & controller cable) but the same thing happens with or without floppy drive.</DIV>
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<DIV>I tried the reset button and go thru the same process 5 or 6 times and then on the last time, I am able to boot to Win98.</DIV>
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<DIV>The computer seems to run fine while I am in. But if I turn it off, I go thru the same process of freeze, reset, freeze, reset, etc until I get lucky and it goes thru.</DIV>
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<DIV>Could this be a bad CMOS battery or a bios problem, RAM, or motherboard thing?</DIV>
<DIV>I don't think it is hard drive or software problem. I know nothing about checking bios versions....</DIV>
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<DIV>thanks in advance for the help.</DIV>
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<DIV>John</DIV></BODY></HTML>