This is...curious.  I don't know what the problem is with
the floppy, but I use a 486-33 and I have had problems with
my CD-ROM under DOS 6.22.  I attached everything the way the
manual said to, but the driver for the CD-ROM wouldn't
recognize it on a cold boot.  I had to reboot using
Ctrl-Alt-Del for it to work.  After upgrading to Win95,
which your computer can handle, the CD-ROM works perfectly.
It seems that the manufacturers are making cheap DOS drivers
just so they can sell the product to work under "All OS's".
In today's market, you're better off upgrading whenever
possible because support quickly disappears for the old
equipment.


Pete Kettelkamp wrote:
>
> Hello PC Builders:
>
> I am attempting to upgrade a 486DX-33, 20RAM clone from a stripped
> networked PC to basic multimedia.
>
> After formatting HD, I installed DOS 6.22. No problems.  I then
> attempted to install Win 3.1 and could not get past the first installer
> disk (Disk 2 was rejected). This set of Win 3.1 disks were then tested
> on another machine with no problems. I then checked the FDD jumpers and
> they seem okay, but since it is an old FDD, I installed a new TEAC. Same
> results.
>
> Since I had removed the original 5.25 FDD (A:\) and moved the 3.5 FDD to
> A:\ I double checked the BIOS setup changes that I had made. A:\ is
> marked as a 3.5 1.44Mb.
>
> Next I put in a DRIVPARM in config.sys and it worked! Why do I need this
> in config.sys? Is it a BIOS issue?
>
> At anyrate, that is by no means the end of my troubles. I can not setup
> the CD-ROM as a slave off of the same ribbon as the HDD. I have to use
> the soundcard IDE connector. Why?
>
> Thank you for any enlightenment!
>
> Peter Kettelkamp

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