Microsoft KB Archive/85409

= MS-DOS 5.0a Upgrade README.TXT: Setup Notes =

Article ID: 85409

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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SUMMARY
The following information was taken from the Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a Upgrade README.TXT file.



2.1 Priam and Everex Disk-Partitioning Software
For information about Priam and Everex, see the section &quot;Setup displays the 'Incompatible hard disk or device driver' message&quot; in Chapter 4 of Getting Started.

2.2 SyQuest Removable Hard Disk
For information about SyQuest, see the section &quot;Setup displays the 'Incompatible hard disk or device driver' message&quot; in Chapter 4 of Getting Started.

2.3 Bernoulli Drive
If Setup refers you to this section, contact Iomega before you install MS-DOS 5.0 to get information about an updated RCD.SYS device driver.

2.4 Disk Manager
If you are using DOS 3.x on a system that has a Disk Manager partition larger than 512MB, contact Ontrack Computer Systems to get an upgraded version of Disk Manager and instructions for making the partition compatible with MS-DOS 5.0.

If Setup could not update your Disk Manager driver and referred you to this section, do the following:

 Back up your current DMDRVR.BIN and XBIOS.OVL device drivers. Replace the DMDRVR.BIN and XBIOS.OVL files by using the EXPAND command to expand and copy the DMDRVR.BI_ and XBIOS.OV_ files from Disk 2 for 5.25&quot; disks or from Disk 3 for 3.5&quot; disks. NOTE: Do NOT reboot your computer. Type the following:

setup /u



2.5 SpeedStor and Volume Expansion
If you have a Novell or Xenix partition, and Setup referred you to this section, see the section &quot;Setup displays the 'Incompatible hard disk or device driver' message&quot; in Chapter 4 of the Microsoft MS-DOS Getting Started guide.

If your system is an IBM PS/2 or has MicroChannel architecture, contact your software vendor for disk- partitioning software that is compatible with MS-DOS 5.0.

2.6 Novell Partitions
If your system includes Novell partitions, upgrade to MS-DOS 5.0 by typing the following:

setup /u

2.7 Vfeature Deluxe
Contact Golden Bow Systems for information about Vfeature upgrades. Alternately, you can install MS-DOS 5.0 on floppy disks or delete Vfeature partitions by repartitioning your hard disk.

2.8 Columbia Data Products Device Driver
If you use a Columbia Data Products device driver, do the following:


 * 1) Remove the DEVICE=SSTBIOS.SYS and DEVICE=SSTDRIVE.SYS commands from your CONFIG.SYS file before running Setup.
 * 2) Restart your system.
 * 3) Run Setup.
 * 4) Reinstall the device drivers by returning the DEVICE= commands to your CONFIG.SYS file and restarting your system.

2.9 Incompatible Primary DOS Partition
If Setup referred you to this section, and no other section in part 2 of this README.TXT file is relevant to your system, you have a partition that is incompatible with MS- DOS 5.0. You must delete the partition from your hard disk. See the section &quot;Your primary DOS partition is too small or incompatible&quot; in Chapter 4 of the Microsoft MS-DOS Getting Started guide. Make sure you back up the files on your hard drive before deleting your partition.

2.10 WYSE Partition
If you have partitions created by WYSE DOS 2.11 or 3.1, you must delete them from your hard disk before running Setup. See the section &quot;Your primary DOS partition is too small or incompatible&quot; in Chapter 4 of the Microsoft MS-DOS Getting Started guide. Make sure you back up the files on your hard drive before deleting your partition.

2.11 286 Accelerator Card
If your system includes a 286 accelerator card, Setup may not be able to determine the amount of extended memory you have and may incorrectly install MS-DOS 5.0. If this occurs, disable the card before running Setup. If you can't disable the card, install MS-DOS 5.0 manually. For information, see the section &quot;How do I set up MS-DOS 5.0 Upgrade manually?&quot; in Chapter 5 of the Microsoft MS-DOS Getting Started guide.

2.12 Bernoulli Cache
Before running Setup, do the following:
 * 1) Remove the CONFIG.SYS DEVICE= command that installs the caching software for your Iomega Bernoulli drive.
 * 2) Restart your system.
 * 3) Run Setup.
 * 4) Reinstall the caching software by returning the DEVICE command to your CONFIG.SYS file and restarting your system.

2.13 AT&T 6300 Computer
If you use an AT&T 6300 computer and your ROM BIOS is version 1.20 or earlier, contact your vendor for a ROM BIOS upgrade. The ROM BIOS version number is displayed when you start your computer.

2.14 Western Digital SCSI Hard-Disk Controller
If you are using a Western Digital WD 7000 FASST or AT/XT SCSI controller with hard-disk ROM version 3.35 or earlier, contact Columbia Data Products Customer Services for an upgrade before installing MS-DOS 5.0. The ROM version number is displayed when you start your computer.

2.15 Machine-Specific HIMEM.SYS Switches
This section contains HIMEM.SYS /machine switch values that are not included in the section &quot;You receive the 'ERROR: Unable to control A20 line' message&quot; in Chapter 4 of the Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Getting Started guide.     Computer             /machine value --    Abacus 386                 1 Chaplet                   1 Everex AT Plus 1800       1 Everex Notebook ELX       1 Excel Computer Systems   13 OPT 386-25 motherboard    1 Pak 386SX                 1 PC Limited                4 PC380/33C, PC350/33C, or PC 300/33C BIOS revision 1.14           2

2.16 Toshiba with a Hard RAM Disk
These instructions apply to Toshiba models T1200, T1600, T1200XE and T1000LE.

To use the hard RAM disk, do the following before installing MS-DOS 5.0:
 * 1) Back up your hard RAM disk.
 * 2) Using the Toshiba Setup program, delete the hard RAM disk by allocating zero kilobytes to it. All data on the hard RAM disk will be lost.
 * 3) Restart your system.
 * 4) Install MS-DOS 5.0.
 * 5) Use the Toshiba Setup program to reinstall the hard RAM disk.
 * 6) Run FDISK, change to drive 2, and create a primary DOS partition. Quit FDISK.
 * 7) Use the FORMAT command to format drive D.

2.17 Unix And Xenix Partitions
If your system includes Unix or Xenix partitions in addition to standard DOS partitions, and you receive a message saying a partition is incompatible with MS-DOS 5.0, install MS-DOS 5.0 by typing the following:

setup /u

2.18 Apricot XEN-S Computer
To install MS-DOS 5.0 on an Apricot XEN-S computer:
 * 1) Remove the DEVICE=AEMM386.SYS command from your CONFIG.SYS file.
 * 2) Restart your system.
 * 3) Run Setup.
 * 4) Put the DEVICE=AEMM386.SYS command back in your CONFIG.SYS file and restart your system.

2.19 4DOS
Setup replaces the SHELL command in your CONFIG.SYS file with one that invokes COMMAND.COM. To recover your 4DOS SHELL command, retrieve it from the original CONFIG.SYS file, which is saved as CONFIG.DAT on your Uninstall disk.

If external DOS utilities display messages that refer to error numbers, contact JP Software for an upgrade.

2.20 LapLink
If you use Traveling Software LapLink, disable the LapLink device driver before you install MS-DOS version 5.0. The driver conflicts with the Setup program. Once you install MS-DOS version 5.0, reenable the LapLink driver.

2.21 Stacker
If you have Stacker version 2.0 or later, follow the instructions in your Stacker manual to update to MS-DOS 5.0. If you have Stacker version 1.1 or earlier, obtain an automatic update utility from Stac Electronics.

2.22 Dell DOS 3.30
Some Dell DOS 3.30 installations were done with a utility called AFORMAT, which creates and formats multiple 32 MB partitions. These extended partitions become invisible with MS-DOS 5.0 unless you run a utility called FIXPART before or after upgrading to MS-DOS 5.0. Contact Dell to obtain the FIXPART utility.

2.23 Tandy with ROM DOS
Contact your hardware manufacturer for information about upgrading a Tandy computer with ROM DOS to MS-DOS 5.0. This applies to the following models: 1000HX, 1000SL, 1000SL2, 1000TL, 1000TL2, 1000TL3, 2500XL, 2500XL2.

2.25 SpeedStor BootAll option
If Setup directed you to this section, you have a hard disk that Setup cannot make compatible with MS-DOS 5.0. You need to install MS-DOS 5.0 manually. For instructions, see the section &quot;How do I set up MS-DOS 5 Upgrade manually?&quot; in Chapter 5 of Getting Started.

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