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BIOS only boots in safe mode

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 10:19 pm
by bobnwylie
I have a Columbia-85IML Motherboard which was using Bios v2.0z, when upgrading the BIOS the pc wouldn't boot except if I put the jumpers to safe mode in which case I can get into BIOS but no further - even putting the origional BIOS version back didn't help.
When booting in safe mode with a bootable floppy nothing happens, only renaming the BIOS upgrade to AMIBOOT.ROM gets any results but only as described above.... and no further

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 9:16 pm
by edwin
Are you using the Packard Bell/NEC OEM version?

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:40 pm
by bobnwylie
Correct Packard Bell version

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:41 pm
by bobnwylie
I have also tried resetting CMOS to no avail