Re: Problems with 286 and Windows 3.0a

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From: Michael Regoli
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1991 01:35

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In <1991Apr3.033909.1077@schaefer.math.wisc.edu> zerr@schaefer.math.wisc.edu (Troy Zerr) writes:

>I recently replaced the 20 meg Tandon hard drive and DTC controller in
>my zenith 286 with an 80 meg Maxtor IDE drive and IDE/FDD interface.
>Ordinary applications seem to work, but when I use Windows applications, 
>I get random (or seemingly random) Unrecoverable Application Errors
>and Protection Violations, making the system useless for my purposes.

Betcha need new ROM chips.  I did in a newer 286LP in order to get
Windows to behave.

Under the Monitor program (Control-ALT-INS), you should see version
numbers for your ROM set.

--

michael regoli
mr@cica.indiana.edu
regoli@iubacs.BITNET
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