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From: isabel@june.cs.washington.edu (Isabel Domenech)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Help: No timer tick interrupt
Keywords: power-up error, AT
Message-ID: <5293@june.cs.washington.edu>
Date: 15 Jul 88 19:29:56 GMT
Organization: U of Washington, Computer Science, Seattle
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My Taiwanese AT compatible has started to give me occasionally the following
message on power-up:
                          No timer tick interrupt

The problem seems to manifest itself only when the machine is really cold;
after it warms up for a while I am able to reboot without getting the message
and everything is OK.

While the problem is present the machine works but very sluggishly, with
erratic delays. It may also hang up.

From all this I assume a bad chip in the machine, something that I assume I
could replace myself and save money but I do not know which chip is
responsible for the timer tick.

If anybody can help me locate the proper IC on my motherboard I will be
grateful. Thanks.

Isabel Domenech (isabel@june.washington.edu)