Article: Q73416
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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SUMMARY
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If the Uninstall disk you create (labeled "Uninstall Disk") is not the same
media (density) as drive A, you receive the following error message:
error reading or writing to drive a:
MORE INFORMATION
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Because Uninstall Disk 1 must be a bootable disk, it must be the same density as
drive A. For example, if drive A is a 1.2-megabyte floppy disk drive, only a
high-density 1.2-megabyte disk should be used for the Uninstall Disk 1.
The ROM bootstrap routine is executed when the computer is booted. It checks to
see if a disk is in drive A; if there is no disk in drive A, it checks the
active partition on the hard disk drive. Note that it never checks drive B;
therefore, it is not possible to boot from drive B.
This behavior is a function of the BIOS, not MS-DOS.
For more information on the ROM bootstrap routine, query on the following word in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
" bootstrap " (without the quotation marks)
Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 low density, double "Uninstall Disk 1" 2" 720K, 360K, error reading or writing to drive a:
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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