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EEPROM FAILURE DETECTED

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by ninjat

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I RAN A DELL DIAGNOSTICS TEST ON MY INSPIRON 6400 AND GET ERROR CODE:3800:0788 MSG-NIC-EEPROM FAILURE DETECTED EXPECTED A BOOTSTRAP CHECKSUM OF 009Fh BUT READ 00FCh,00CBh,00FFh,00C8h can someone please tell me how to fix this.Also my touchpad and keyboard sometimes freezes up.thank you

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by ron k.

You're unlikey to be able to reprogram an EEPROM. That stands for Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory. It's a chip on the board.
I haven't looked to see if it makes more sense to repair the unit or replace it.

by oh smeg

By the sounds of your error message the BIOS Battery has gone flat and needs replacing. At the very least the Information in the BIOS is incorrect and causing this error. ;)

Col

by santeewelding

As long as you check yourself in the morning, and you're there, the rest is optional.

by santeewelding

To lay your finger on that article of knowledge that was so almighty important, but no longer can, means you have gained what you need from particulars. The larger is what now counts.

Like, remembering not to walk in front of a bus. And, smiling.

by seanferd

is way too amusing.

It'll be OK, sir. It'll be OK.

by oh smeg

To upset Ron?

It wasn't intentional so do I need to watch myself even more? :D

Col

by peconet tietokoneet

You made the correct guess on here, so you have done nothing wrong.
I would have said similar to your post.
:) :)

by ron k.

If an answer meets with your approval you're going to congratulate the poster? :^0 Excuse me. :^0
We can do away with the thumbs up system totally and have a PT sliding scale of 1-10 on how you would've answered a question. :^0

At least I know I'm an ass. You haven't got a clue.

by ron k.

My issues aren't exacerbated by anything you've done. :D

by oh smeg

What do I have to do to Pi$$ you off? :^0

Col 0:-)

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