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Error: Can't Write ESCD-ASUS M/B-2nd Try

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by dragonfly

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Error: Can't Write ESCD - ASUS Mthrboard

I submitted this question before... looking for a real solution... ASUS is NO Help... I changed my Motherboard battery - No Help...
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I have an ASUS P2B-F Motherboard P2-400,Award BIOS 5/10/99, 64Mb memory, Plenty of cooling, Two HD 13Gb & 4Gb, ATI Rage II+.

I have recently (past four weeks) been getting the message "Error: Can't Write ESCD" on boot-up.

I basically know that ESCD is "Extended System Configuration Data". I am very computer literate, but not with this issue.

I have read some MS Documentation on what this is, but I do not know what is causing this error message to appear. The system seems to function well otherwise.

Can anyone shed some light on my problems... please !!!!!!!!

Thanks in advance...

Regards...

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by maxwell edison

Greetings,

I think you can solve this with your Windows Settings.

There are specific settings for how the BIOS and Windows interact during the startup and shutdown processes. To check this, disable the NVRAM/ESCD updates feature to determine if doing so resolves the problem. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, click
Control Panel, and then double-click
System.

2. On the Device Manager tab, double-click
System Devices.

3. Double Click "Plug and Play BIOS", select
settings, and then click to select the
"Disable NVRAM/ESCD updates" check box.

4. Click OK, click OK, and then restart your
computer.

5. After you restart the computer, attempt
to shut down and restart your computer
again.

I hope this solves your problem.

Good luck.

Max

by maxwell edison

Another thought,

Because of the nature of your problem, I'm guessing that you have Windows98 - Second Edition. There are some known problems with shutdown and startup procedures that Microsoft has acknowledged. If the steps suggested above don't rid you of that pesky error message, try installing the patch that Microsoft provides for this problem.

It's called, "Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement"

You can find that in the download section of Microsoft's Web Site.

Regards,

Max

by dragonfly

Thanks for the input.
Tried this, but I still have the same ESCD error on boot-up.
Shutdown is not a problem in this case.

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