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I replaced my Sportster 28.8 with a USR 56K Voice Faxmodem, and now in the boot sequence I see "NVRAM invalid, NVRAM cleared." What does this mean, and how can I get the issue cleared up, so it doesn't come upduring the boot sequence?
DELL-David
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November 25th, 1999 21:00
Gordon11
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December 20th, 1999 14:00
I am having the same prob. I am using a xps 200s (?). I installed a hard drive and a modem. I had assumed, probably incorrectly, it was the Hard Drive causing the prob. I spoke with Dell, they said everything from resetting the jumpers on the CMOS to flashing the BIOS. Could not flash b/c the program wouldn't work without the nvram. I am waiting on another response from them. My comp will boot properly once i press escape, but that gets annoying. Modem does have jumpers, but a little more specific instructions would be GREATLY appreciated.
Gordon11
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December 20th, 1999 14:00
I am having the same prob. I installed a hard drive and a modem. I had assumed, probably incorrectly, it was the Hard Drive causing the prob. I spoke with Dell, they said everything from resetting the jumpers on the CMOS to flashing the BIOS. Could not flash b/c the program wouldn't work without the nvram. I am waiting on another response from them. My comp will boot properly once i press , but that gets annoying. You having the same prob?
Gordon11
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December 20th, 1999 14:00
I am having the same prob. I am using a xps 200s (?). I installed a hard drive and a modem. I had assumed, probably incorrectly, it was the Hard Drive causing the prob. I spoke with Dell, they said everything from resetting the jumpers on the CMOS to flashing the BIOS. Could not flash b/c the program wouldn't work without the nvram. I am waiting on another response from them. My comp will boot properly once i press escape, but that gets annoying. Modem does have jumpers, but a little more specific instructions would be GREATLY appreciated.
Gordon11
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December 20th, 1999 14:00
I am having the same prob. I installed a hard drive and a modem. I had assumed, probably incorrectly, it was the Hard Drive causing the prob. I spoke with Dell, they said everything from resetting the jumpers on the CMOS to flashing the BIOS. Could not flash b/c the program wouldn't work without the nvram. I am waiting on another response from them. My comp will boot properly once i press escape, but that gets annoying. You having the same prob?
Gordon11
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December 20th, 1999 14:00
I am having the same prob. I installed a hard drive and a modem. I had assumed, probably incorrectly, it was the Hard Drive causing the prob. I spoke with Dell, they said everything from resetting the jumpers on the CMOS to flashing the BIOS. Could not flash b/c the program wouldn't work without the nvram. I am waiting on another response from them. My comp will boot properly once i press escape, but that gets annoying. You having the same prob?
Gordon11
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December 20th, 1999 14:00
I am having the same prob. I am using a xps 200s (?). I installed a hard drive and a modem. I had assumed, probably incorrectly, it was the Hard Drive causing the prob. I spoke with Dell, they said everything from resetting the jumpers on the CMOS to flashing the BIOS. Could not flash b/c the program wouldn't work without the nvram. I am waiting on another response from them. My comp will boot properly once i press escape, but that gets annoying. Modem does have jumpers, but a little more specific instructions would be GREATLY appreciated.
g8rmensch
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December 20th, 1999 14:00
I seem to be having the same problem. Last night I installed both a new hard drive and a new modem. I had been assuming that it was the hard drive. Now, I am second guessing this assumption. My computer seems to work fine once I press to tell it to boot. However, it is a pain to do so. I was on the phone with Dell for several hours. They had me do everything from move the jumpers to d/l a new bios, but neither worked. I am waiting on a response from them. Lets hope we figure something out.
g8rmensch
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December 20th, 1999 14:00
I seem to be having the same problem. Last night I installed both a new hard drive and a new modem. I had been assuming that it was the hard drive. Now, I am second guessing this assumption. My computer seems to work fine once I press to tell it to boot. However, it is a pain to do so. I was on the phone with Dell for several hours. They had me do everything from move the jumpers to d/l a new bios, but neither worked. I am waiting on a response from them. Lets hope we figure something out.
Gordon11
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December 20th, 1999 14:00
I am having the same prob. I installed a hard drive and a modem. I had assumed, probably incorrectly, it was the Hard Drive causing the prob. I spoke with Dell, they said everything from resetting the jumpers on the CMOS to flashing the BIOS. Could not flash b/c the program wouldn't work without the nvram. I am waiting on another response from them. My comp will boot properly once i press escape, but that gets annoying. You having the same prob?
abenusa
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June 9th, 2001 20:00
System stalls after checking the presence of the 'A' drive. After waiting 5 minutes, the message NVRAM Data Invalid, NVRAM Cleared comes up.
I have been on the phone with a DELL technician two hours, moving jumper settings to clear the CMOS, changed the battery, etc. Nothing makes this problem go away.
Now I have to wait an extra 5 minutes and press the ESC key to boot after receiving the NVRAM Invalid message.
System is a Dimension XPS pro 200n w/ BIOS A06. System ID 958NB.
Anyone out there know how to fix this???