"Event ID 22" or "Event ID 7026" Event Error After You Apply the Microsoft BIOS3 Y2K Update (Biosfixi.exe) (319129)

SYMPTOMS

After you install the Microsoft BIOS3 Y2K Update (Biosfixi.exe) on your computer, you may find one or more of the following events in the system log of your Event Viewer:

Event ID 22
The description for Event ID (22) in source (cmosa) could not be found. It contains the following insertion string(s):, cmosa, \Device\CMOS1.Translated.

-or-

Event ID 22
The description for Event ID (22) in source (cmosa) could not be found. It contains the following insertion string(s):, PC Compatible Eisa/ISA HAL,.Translated.

-or-

Event ID 7026
The following boot-start or system-start drivers failed to load: cmosa

CAUSE

This issue may occur after you apply Microsoft's BIOS3 Y2K Update (Biosfixi.exe) to a computer that was installed by using Dell Computer Corporation's OpenManage Client computer imaging software. The computer contains drivers that are leftover from the imaging process.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, contact Dell Computer Corporation Support for more information.

For information about how to contact Dell Computer Corporation, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

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