I have an odd problem with a Tecra 9000 that could be either power 
related or keyboard related.

The problem *ONLY* occurs when operating on battery power. When the AC 
supply is plugged in (with or without the battery installed) 
everything works just fine. (Windows 2000 pro) But if I try to start 
on battery power only I get this error message:

*** Hardware Malfunction
Call your hardware vendor for support
NMI: Channel Check / IOCHK
*** The system Has Halted ***

If I start with the AC supply plugged in and the battery installed the 
system will, as indicated above, run normally. If I unplug the AC 
supply things appear normal untill I move the pointing stick, when I 
then get the above error message. If an external mouse is installed it 
will function but as soon as I touch the pointing stick the error 
shows up. I have also tried another battery with the same results.

In an effort to verify that the battery is in good condition I have 
booted into "Command Prompt Only" safe mode, removed the AC supply and 
the system will run for hours if I don't touch the pointing stick. I 
have also tried running a different hard disk that has a clone copy of 
this system that predated this problem.

I am thinking it is a keyboard problem but am open to other possibilities.

Any information, suggestions or WAGs appreciated.

John Dulak


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