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From: "Vincent M. DeFabis" <mesaexplorerbc1@qwest.net>
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Hello,
 
I'm not sure if this is going to the right place, but hopefully you can
help.
 
I am a new user and I want to set up FreeBSD on a server. I'm just
testing it on a server with a Pentium 233, 128MB RAM. The boot loader
finds all of my devices, but when it gets to "cpu(0) on motherboard",
the system just hangs. I cannot get to any installation options, or even
to a command prompt. I have searched through the website, but I am
unable to find anything that might help me. I have tried turning off
"Plug-N-Play OS" in my CMOS settings, but that was also unsuccessful.
 
Anywhere I can be directed for help would be great!
 
 
Thank you,
 
 
Vincent DeFabis
mesaexplorerbc1@qwest.net