In message <Pine.NEB.4.29.99999.0010200951080.287-100000@localhost>, 
David wrote:

[...my Gateway spontenously rebooting while querying PNPBIOS for index 14...]

-> 	Just curiuos, what is at index 14 - does the DOS PNPBIOS query
-> 	tool report anything?

According to the official PNP-id assignments from MS, it's the "PS/2 port
for PS/2 mice".  Here's the output from the DOS program:

--rafal

== Pnp Function 01h, Get Device Node 14, Current Settings ==
  Return Code 00h: Success.
    Next node = 15.

  Node #14
    Length     : 18
    ID         : PNP0F13
    Type Codes : 09h 02h 00h
    Attribute  : 0003h
  Allocated:
    End Tag:
        Checksum - 00h
  Possibles:
    End Tag:
        Checksum - 00h
  Compatible Ids:
    End Tag:
        Checksum - 00h

  Binary Output:
    0000h : 12 00 0E 41 D0 0F 13 09-02 00 03 00 79 00 79 00
    0010h : 79 00                  -

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Rafal Boni                                                  rafal@mediaone.net