Microsoft KB Archive/77880

= Nth Group Peripherals Device Drivers, PS/2, and MS-DOS 5.0 =

Article ID: 77880

Article Last Modified on 11/22/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q77880



SUMMARY
Nth Group Peripherals has confirmed that all device drivers shipped with their floppy drives for IBM PS/2 machines are incompatible with MS-DOS 5.0.

Updates of these drivers for MS-DOS 5.0 are available from Nth Group Peripherals.

This information applies to Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0.



MORE INFORMATION
When attempting to boot MS-DOS 5.0 on machines with the Nth Group Peripherals drivers, the machine will hang. Nth Group states that the SETVER command should NOT be used to attempt to get the drivers to work.

Nth Group Peripherals produces external floppy drives for IBM PS/2 computers. These drives come with device drivers that allow the external floppy drive to be assigned the B drive specification.

With IBM PS/2 machines, the internal floppy drive may be accessed using both the A and B drive specifications. To allow an Nth Group drive to be accessed as drive B on a PS/2, its BIOS must be modified. The location of the modification varies depending on the version of DOS being used.

Warning: If you use the SETVER command to attempt to correct the problem with these drivers, the device driver will modify an incorrect location in the BIOS, producing unpredictable errors and a degradation of system integrity.

To obtain upgraded drivers to use with MS-DOS 5.0, call Nth Group Peripherals at (805) 772-6121.

The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 5.00 3rdparty noupd LOCK-UP

Keywords: KB77880

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