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Hello,
I'm not sure if this is a network question or a mobo question but anyways...

I booted up my PC and for no good reason after it detects my mem and HD it brings up a network screen that says;

Novell Netwear Ready Firmwear v1.00 (940810)
(c) Copyright 1991-1994 Novell, Inc.
VIA PCI 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet Adapter v3.32 (06/22/2001)

Analyzing network media type, this will take several seconds...
OK

RPL-ROM-ADR: 0007 950B 65FA
RPL-ROM-IRQ: 5
RPL-ROM-PIO: D800

RPL-ROM-FFC: (at this point it just starts counting indefinatly)

I have disabled my network boot in the BIOS
I have cleared my CMOS

My PC is running XP Home with an 80G IBM HD, though I've tried swapping to a 98se HD with no joy.

I've looked around the net and I've found others with this problem but no solutions.

Thanks

do you have the run diagnostics enable in your bios?

I've been all through my BIOS (AMIBIOS v1.21.06) and I don't see a 'run diagnostics' setting

It should be uner your BOOT menu...Run boot diagnotics at startup.. or try setting bios back to origanl settings?

boot menu options are 'floppy, cdrom, IDE, or network' I've disabled to network and I've already set my BOIS to the original state

Hmmm. I know Dell support don't help :roll:... It's probly not in there book of problems they look in when you call.. Have you tried updating or flashing your Bios.. Maybe a bug they worked out.. Ill be right back let me see if I can find somthing...

Edit: didnt notice it was an XPS laptop, ok brb

What is the version of your mothboards number? ie excalibur EiSA?