Re: How do I prove that it is a hardware problem?

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From: Mark Lord
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1991 16:41

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In article <1991Jun18.235933.18532@ingres.Ingres.COM> sergio@Ingres.COM (Sergio L Aponte) writes:
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<	System : 386/33 64K cache 4Mb RAM Megatrends BIOS
<		 200Mb hard drive, 5.25 HD (A:) and 3.5 HD (B:)
<
<	Problem: System came with DOS 4.01 on the hard drive. WHen I tried to
<	add emm386.sys to the config.sys, I lost access to the flopy drives.
<	Ventura loved it, but no flopy drives was a problem. If I take the
<	emm386.sys OFF the config.sys, I can leave himem.sys and the mouse
<	driver in there and all works ok, other than ventura (and some other
<	software) complains of shortage of memory.

Sounds like an 8-bit floppy controller card.. is it?  If so, upgrade to 16-bit.
-- 
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Subject: Re: How do I prove that it is a hardware problem?
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