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Windows 95 Does Not Recognize Your Computer as Plug and Play

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Article ID:118628
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q118628

SYMPTOMS

Windows 95 does not recognize your machine as a Plug and Play computer even though you receive a message during startup that states:
Intel PnP BIOS Extensions Installed

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CAUSE

Intel has developed some motherboards that are equipped with a Plug and Play BIOS that does not contain the run-time services necessary to configure motherboard devices.

An example of such a motherboard is the Intel P5/90. Gateway, and possibly other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), ship computers with the P5/90 motherboard.

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RESOLUTION

Consult your hardware vendor about upgrading your system BIOS to comply with the Plug and Play BIOS version 1.0a specification.

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows 95

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Keywords: 
KB118628

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