Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!bnrgate!bwdls58!mlord From: mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca (Mark Lord) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc Subject: Re: How do I prove that it is a hardware problem? Message-ID: <7124@bwdls58.bnr.ca> Date: 21 Jun 91 16:41:12 GMT References: <1991Jun18.235933.18532@ingres.Ingres.COM> Sender: mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca Reply-To: mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca (Mark Lord) Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada Lines: 20 In article <1991Jun18.235933.18532@ingres.Ingres.COM> sergio@Ingres.COM (Sergio L Aponte) writes: < < System : 386/33 64K cache 4Mb RAM Megatrends BIOS < 200Mb hard drive, 5.25 HD (A:) and 3.5 HD (B:) < < Problem: System came with DOS 4.01 on the hard drive. WHen I tried to < add emm386.sys to the config.sys, I lost access to the flopy drives. < Ventura loved it, but no flopy drives was a problem. If I take the < emm386.sys OFF the config.sys, I can leave himem.sys and the mouse < driver in there and all works ok, other than ventura (and some other < software) complains of shortage of memory. Sounds like an 8-bit floppy controller card.. is it? If so, upgrade to 16-bit. -- MLORD@BNR.CA Ottawa, Ontario *** Personal views only *** begin 644 NOTSHARE.COM ; Free DOS 4.xx utility - use instead of SHARE.EXE MZQ.0@/P/=`J`_!9T!2[_+H``L/_/+HX&+`"T2