Sperry XT Will Not Start from Hard Drive or Floppy Disk (74820)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q74820
SYMPTOMS
After installing Microsoft MS-DOS version 5.0, Sperry XT computers
will not start from the hard disk, will not start from the Uninstall
disk, and if started under a previous DOS version, a DIR command will
display only random ASCII characters on the hard disk.
WORKAROUND
Upgrading the ROM BIOS to version 1.58 may correct this problem.
Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
5/10/2003 |
Keywords: |
KB74820 |
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