...initializing device IOS: error real mode memory allocation failed

[Guest_imported]

Does anyone knows how to fix this one?
While initializing device IOS:
Error: real mode memory allocation failed
... that's all it says, same thing happens anytime I reboot.It can start in a safe mode but that's it.I took out sound card and modem trying to isolate the problem... no luck...
AMD K6-2/350, Win98
Karol

 

[Tokelat]

When did the problem start. Had you installed any new hardware or software?
Usually real-mode means something is being loaded as a DOS driver to support some hardware that Windows can't identify.
Check your config.sys file.
Does it have any DOS memory management drivers loading?
Try placing a REM in front of each line in the config.sys file.
Check the autoexec.bat file for any kind of memory management stuff (should'nt find anything). If mscdex is running from here, place a REM in front of this line also.
If your unsure about these files, send me a copy via e-mail (robertb2@fone.net) and I will review them.

 

[DavePL]

I had that problem and it turned out to be memory.
I'm not sure why the memory went bad, since it had worked alright for a year!

 

[butchrecon]

Memory is one of the most unstable and sensitive components in a computer (next to the HDD). Memory can easily go bad via a static shock (from a person or even a cable in the PC that has a charge build up, I know before some one try's to correct me that that is what the plastic coating is for. But remember that as the cables perhaps get damp and with the air low through there it is possible.) or from a possible surge of power (even a slight one over its rated handling capacity can do this). So it is very possible for RAM to go bad. Look at it this way. When you buy a new car, within a year sometimes you have to fix or replace something. Well a PC is no different. Please let us (Tek-tips members) know if the solutions we provide are helpful to you. Not only do they help you but they may help others.


James Collins
Computer Hardware Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net