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- │ OS/2 2.0 Technical Tips │
- │ From the │
- │ OS/2 Technical Support Team │
- │ Boca Raton, Florida │
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- │ File Name │ Description │ Number of pages │
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- │ OS2G2000.FAX │ OS/2 on Gateway 2000 Machines │ 1 │
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- GATEWAY 2000 MACHINES - Considerations and Limitations with OS/2 2.0
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- Problem 1 - COUNTRY.SYS not found message on Nomad
- "notebook" models.
-
- This is a problem with the BIOS on the Nomad machines
- according to Gateway. Nomad machines with Pheonix
- 1.02 BIOS will need to be upgraded. The Gateway 2000 Technical
- support group will assist with this problem.
-
- Problem 2 - Gateway machines with a 486DX processor can have
- DIVIDE UNDERFLOW errors.
-
- The problem is with the onboard 486 math coprocessor inherent to
- the processor. This problem is evident when using software designed
- to take advantage of the coprocessor. The Revision E motherboards of
- the 486 equipped Gateway machines may exhibit this problem. If you
- are experiencing this problem, contact Gateway to obtain an upgrade
- to the Revision F version of the motherboard. The Revision F board
- has a fix for this problem.
-
- Problem 3 - Trap 2 on boot or install.
-
- This problem could be one of two things. The first cause
- could be the "read ahead" cache on the motherboard.
- Gateway has seen several cases of this. The workaround for
- this problem is to disable the external caching. This can
- be done by hitting Ctl-Alt-Esc during POST to activate CMOS
- Setup and selecting the option to disable cache.
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- The second possible cause of the Trap 2 is bad memory.
- In this case the only thing that will resolve the problem
- is to locate and replace the defective SIMM memory chip. It
- is advised that the SIMM's be the same clock speed. Contact
- Gateway for further support.
-
- Problem 4 - Machine hangs or screen goes blank when user
- goes into a DOS session on Gateway 386 machines.
-
- Some Gateway machines use the Diamond speedstar video card
- that uses the TSENG ET-4000 video chipset. IBM has a fix
- for this problem, the problem is with the VSVGA.SYS device
- driver.