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Re: OS/2 2.0 Won't load on my computer....

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From: Ken Germann
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 04:33
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In article <ha53338@pro-gallup.cts.com> bigfoot@pro-gallup.cts.com (Darren McDaniel) writes:
>Well, another problem has crept up that I need some help or advice about...
>
>When I first picked up OS/2 I had a Technician look over my system and make
>sure that everything is compatible...  But when I took it home I loaded the
>installation disk and everything looked fine, but when it got to wanting to
>load the second disk, the machine locked up, the floppy drive stayed lit
>and CTRL-ALT-DEL wouldn't work...  
>
>So I took the program down to where I work,  I tried loading it on a server
>at work that is identical to the one I have at home,  It started loading
>there fine, including the following disks...  So I figured I had a
>Motherboard incompatibility problem...So I took out the Hard Drive out of
>my computer and the Video card, and swapped them with the other computer...
>and took the other computer home...   But I get the same problem.. I'm
>wondering if it's my video card or Hard Drive controller...
>
>Heres a Description of my Computer...
>
>386/33DX
>5.25" 1.2 Meg Floppy Drive
>3.5" 1.44 Meg Floppy Drive
>120 Megabyte, Seagate Drive
>Acer HDD Controller
>800X600 Vga Controller 
>
>Any suggestions that could alleviate my problems????
>
>Darren McDaniel

Try dropping the system speed to 8Mhz on the first diskette or enable
just the System shadowing in the BIOS. Once the first diskette boots, 
you can change the speed back to 33mhz.

This usually works. OS/2 is very sensitive to BUS speeds.
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Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 Won't load on my computer....
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 04:33:46 GMT
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