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Article #164Need 8087 Installation Help, Please
From: M.LISS
Date: Sat, 06 May 1989 19:34
Date: Sat, 06 May 1989 19:34
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I am having trouble installing an 8087-2 Math Co-Processor in my AT&T PC-6300. I installed it in the only available like-sized socket on the motherboard and set Switch 5 to Off (0) on DIPSWITCH-0. But after doing so however, strange things happen. Depending on whether I have the switch set to "0" or "1", boot from the HD or a Floppy, I get error messages like "Replace Disk and strike any key to continue", i8087 Fails, or booting stops dead in its' tracks. When I remove the 8087, everything's fine. Should I be doing something else, like add a line to my CONFIG.SYS? I'd appreciate e-mailed (constructive) responses to this, my current dilemna. Thanks, Marv
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uflorida!ukma!rutgers!att!homxb!homxc!marv From: marv@homxc.ATT.COM (M.LISS) Newsgroups: comp.bugs.misc,comp.sys.misc Subject: Need 8087 Installation Help, Please Keywords: problem installing 8087-2; strange things happen Message-ID: <6560@homxc.ATT.COM> Date: 6 May 89 19:34:39 GMT Organization: THE LABS Lines: 18