H133285 - 163 POST Error - Date & Time Incorrect                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
SYMPTOM:                                                                        
IBM PC 360 6598 systems may exhibit a 163 POST error indicating                 
that the date and time are incorrect.  This error will occur                    
if the system date is between October 20-31 or December 30-31                   
and the Flash BIOS level is 13 or 14.                                           
                                                                                
PROBLEM ISOLATION AIDS:                                                         
When the 163 POST error occurs, the system will send the user                   
into the Setup Utility.  The system time will be 00:00:00 with                  
seconds incrementing and the date will show as 01/01/1990.                      
                                                                                
Once in the Setup Utility the user will likely reenter a date                   
which falls in the range listed above.  When the system is                      
rebooted the 163 POST error will occur again and lead the user                  
into the Setup Utility to correct the error.  This loop will                    
continue until the user enters a date outside of the range                      
listed above.                                                                   
                                                                                
FIX:                                                                            
Do not replace parts.  This is not a hardware problem.                          
                                                                                
The user may temporarily work around the problem by entering a                  
system date outside of the range stated above.                                  
                                                                                
Obtain the latest Flash BIOS update to eliminate this problem.                  
The current version is 15 and may be obtained from the IBM PC                   
Company BBS at 919-517-0001.  The file is titled LTJT15A.EXE and                
is located in the PC 300/700 Files section #21.                                 
                                                                                
BIOS updates may also be downloaded via the Internet from the                   
IBM Personal Computer File Library at the following Internet URL:               
                http://www.pc.ibm.com/files.html