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From: schuster@panix.uucp (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Problem with PC-DOS 5.0 and Plus Hardcard
Message-ID: <1991Jun28.012725.26058@panix.uucp>
Date: 28 Jun 91 01:27:25 GMT
References: <1991Jun28.010440.25453@panix.uucp>
Organization: PANIX - Public Access Unix Systems of NY
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In article <1991Jun28.010440.25453@panix.uucp> nina@panix.uucp (Nina Yuan) writes:
>I have an interesting problem installing PC-DOS 5.0 in a 6 MHz IBM AT with
>a Plus Hardcard IIXL (50 meg).  When, as directed, I put Upgrade Disk 1 in
>Drive A and reboot, I get a message to the effect that "DOS cannot be
>installed on Drive C because it has an incompatible FAT" or something to
>that effect.  I highly suspect that this is due to the fact that the 
>Hardcard requires a device driver (atdosxl.sys) to be run in order to access
>the drive.  Also, since I have a 6 MHz AT (sigh), a program ATPLUS must
>be run to modify the IBMBIOS file in some way. 
>

I haven't seen the IBM version of DOS5, but MSDOS5 lets you install to
floppies (SETUP /F). Is this possible to do with your AT. How about
removing/disconnecting the hard drives so that DOS =must= install to
floppies first?


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