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From: cbishop@zeus.dnet.ge.com (Chuck Bishop)
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Subject: Re: Windows on Micro Express 386SX
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Date: 5 Dec 90 12:49:23 GMT
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In article <7012@ge-dab.ge.com>, cbishop@zeus.dnet.ge.com (Chuck Bishop) writes...
Several people have sent mail making suggestions and asksing to be kept
abreast of what I've been doing about trying to get Windows 3.0 up and
running on my Micro Express 386SX SL.

Amoung the suggestions, one from Jim Hodgers told me to try starting
Windows with the /S qualifier (Standard Mode).  That plus the /R qualifier
(Real Mode) worked.  It's when I try 386 mode that the machine hangs. When
Windows IS running, it seems pretty good so far.  During my exploring and
learning (about 3 hours so far), speed has been no problem nor have I come
across any unexplainable errors.

I called Micro Express back and talked to a different technician.  He
sounded confident that the AWARD BIOS was causing the problem.  He says that
the AWARD BIOS has problems with a hard drive over 80 meg when Windows is
installed.  I have a 104 Meg Connor drive (IDE?) He promised to UPS Blue 
some QUADREL (sp?) BIOS out to me.  I should get them this Thursday (12/6).

Answers to other questions asked:  I am using MSDOS 3.3 and am not using
any disk manager.

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