Article ID: 101170
Article Last Modified on 11/19/1999
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q101170
This information applies to both Microsoft DoubleSpace and Microsoft DriveSpace. For MS-DOS 6.22, use DRVSPACE in place of DBLSPACE for commands and filenames.
SUMMARY
The Promise Technologies model 4030VL VESA local-bus-cached IDE controller card and the model DC200 ISA-cached IDE controller card both need a firmware update to run properly with the MS-DOS 6.0 DoubleSpace disk- compression program.
MORE INFORMATION
There are three EPROMs for the model 4030VL controller card. Check the last four digits of the EPROM number. If the last four digits are 203E, 203O, or 203X, the card is compatible with DoubleSpace. The latest revisions as of 6/20/93 are as follows:
P43204-E
P43204-O
P43204-X
The model DC200 controller card also has three EPROMs. If the number on the EPROMs is P20103E, P20103O, or P20103X, the card is compatible with DoubleSpace.
For more information, contact Promise Technologies.
The products included here are manufactured by Promise Technologies, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.
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