PNP Bios Extension Driver Not Loading

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KA6UUP wrote:
> I discovered that Device Manager showed a yellow exclamation point on
> my PNP bios extension in System Devices. It said that "something" (I
> failed to write it down  ) couldn't load the driver.
> I deleted it and rebooted but now it is gone completely.
> Can anyone help
> TIA
> Chuck

Check BIOS setup for a disabled setting for PnP Operating system (this
is an older computer?). Sometimes when installing Linux on older
computers (I'm thinking in the PII era) the setting needs to be disabled
for the Linux install, but will cause subsequent problems with booting
Windows.

Q

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Quaoar wrote:

> KA6UUP wrote:
OOPS,
I should have included that my computer is a Dell Dimension 8100
runnming Windows ME

>>I discovered that Device Manager showed a yellow exclamation point on
>>my PNP bios extension in System Devices. It said that "something" (I
>>failed to write it down  ) couldn't load the driver.
>>I deleted it and rebooted but now it is gone completely.
>>Can anyone help
>>TIA
>>Chuck
>
>
> Check BIOS setup for a disabled setting for PnP Operating system (this
> is an older computer?). Sometimes when installing Linux on older
> computers (I'm thinking in the PII era) the setting needs to be disabled
> for the Linux install, but will cause subsequent problems with booting
> Windows.
>
> Q
>
>