Microsoft KB Archive/74203

= MS-DOS 5 Can't Install On An IBM AT With Plus Hardcard II XL =

Article ID: 74203

Article Last Modified on 11/23/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q74203



SUMMARY
Microsoft MS-DOS 5 Upgrade cannot install on an IBM AT 6 MHz machine with a BIOS dated 1984 or earlier, and a Plus Hardcard II XL. To install MS-DOS, you must obtain a patch from Plus Development, then you must reinstall the Plus Hardcard II XL.



MORE INFORMATION
To install MS-DOS 5.0, do the following:

 Contact Plus development and get an MS-DOS 5.0 patch for this configuration. Remove the hardcard from the computer. Install MS-DOS 5.0. Use the FORMAT /S commmand to format a floppy disk as an MS-DOS 5.0 system disk. Copy SYS.COM to the floppy disk, then remove the floppy disk from the disk drive and turn off the computer. Put the hardcard back into the computer. Turn the computer on, booting off of the hard drive.</li> Put the System disk created in step 4 in drive A and the Patch disk in drive B.</li> Switch to drive B, then type:

ATPLUS A:

NOTE: This procedure places the patch on the System disk.</li> Restart the computer from drive A (using the System disk).</li> From the System disk on the A drive, type SYS C: .</li> Remove the floppy disk from drive A, then restart your computer from drive C.</li></ol>

IMPORTANT: The Uninstall program cannot work because of how the patch affects the IO.SYS and the MSDOS.SYS files.

Make sure that the device line for the hardcard in the CONFIG.SYS file reads as follows: DEVICE=ATDOSXL.SYS If CONFIG.SYS cannot find this file, the following error message is displayed:

A serious disk error has occurred

If ATDOSXL.SYS does not exist in the root directory of C:, correct the DEVICE= statement so that it points to the directory where this file resides. Use the following syntax:

device=[drive:] \ [directory] \ atdosxl.sys

For more information, contact Plus Development.

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Additional query words: 3rdparty 5.00 errmsg

Keywords: KB74203

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