Please help with this error

[jmcoreymv]

"While initiating device IOS:error:real mode system memory allocation failed."

My friend got this error while trying to boot up into Win98, it then takes him to the bootup menu with safe-mode and normal and other various types of bootup. He tried booting up into safe mode, then shutting down and he still gets the same errors. Any ideas?

 

[jmcoreymv]

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[TonyT]

After checking around on the web, the only proposed solution I was able to find for this specific problem was to remove smartdrive. I guess it's worth a shot.

 

[vancur]

I'm clueless. Forgive me for stating the obvious, but could it be a prob with the RAM?