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In article <2i2dcb$oe9@foxhound.dsto.gov.au>, ryanpf@ssmd.mrl.dsto.gov.au writes:
>
> turn off all caches.... how exactly does one do this?
>
> turn off shadow RAM .... what exactly is this?
>
(This was explained by someone else)
Also, read Appendix B of the Installation Guide carefully, especially the
bit about TRAPxxx on page 123. I feel that this information should have
been emphasised far more.

> make the PC as 'clean' as possible... ???
>
Minimise device drivers and unusual hardware/setup. This is relevant to you,
see below...

> system: 'UNI-486WB' motherboard with Intel 486dx33 CPU
>          Diamond Speedstar Pro VESA video card
>        a:     1.2 MB HD floppy
>
Presumably you are installing with 1.2 Mb disks?

>        b:     Insite 21 mb floptical drive (with SCSI controller card)
>
We have found that this device dosen't work if you just use the SCSI card
that comes with the drive. The card does not work with OS/2, and there are
"no plans" by Insite for drivers for it.

You can attach the disk to a Adaptec or Bustec card and it will work, but
only with the 20Mb disks, and not when dual booted to raw dos. I hear that
it works fine with a Corel SCSI card (if you can get it here!)

>        c:     200 MB 'C' drive (in two partitions - 115 MB and 80 MB)
>        d:     100 MB 'D' drive (stacked)
>        e:     2nd partition on 1st physical HD, 80 MB
>        f:     un-stacked part of 2nd physical hard disk
>

There is a version of stacker that works with Dos and OS/2. However, your
current Dos stacked partition will probably have to be unstacked before
installation. This will no doubt require backing up some stuff: a good idea
in any case.

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