Re: config.sys and 3 1/2" drive

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From: Ravinder Dhiman
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 1990 23:24

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hoque@huxley.UUCP (Tareq Hoque) writes:



>I have another syntax question regarding the CONFIG.SYS file.  I would
>appreciate if some one could offer their wisdom.

>I have a good ole' fashion IBM-XT (genuine), to which I have added a 700k 
>3 1/2" floppy drive.  In order to get DOS to recognize the drive I had to put
>a line in the CONFIG.SYS file.  Unfortunately, the file inadvertantely was
>unrecoverably erased and I don't have the drive's documentation.  Would
>anyone happen to know the required line that needs to be inserted into the
>file?

>Thanks for the help.
>=tareq

In my XT clone running MS-DOS 3.3, I have:

		DEVICE=DRIVER.SYS /D:01 /F:2


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Ravi Dhiman
Motorola, Inc.
Cellular Infrastructure Div.
Arlington Heights, IL

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Subject: Re: config.sys and 3 1/2" drive
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