Article: Q77178
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s):
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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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SYMPTOMS
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If you have a Tangent machine with a Mylex 80486 EISA motherboard, you may
experience erratic behavior when using Microsoft MS-DOS version 5.0 or 6.0,
especially when using the Mylex DCE cache controller.
Symptoms include the following:
- Machine stops responding (hangs).
- You can't access directories.
- You can't access the hard drive.
- Your file allocation table (FAT) may be corrupt.
The following application-specific problems have also been experienced with this
configuration:
- With MS-DOS 5.0 or 6.0 and Windows 3.0, erratic inability to find COMMAND.COM
when exiting Windows.
- With Edit, QBasic, and 101-key keyboards, dedicated cursor keys operate as if
the SHIFT key has been pressed (that is, they select blocks rather than
moving the cursor).
- With EMM386.EXE, when attempting to use CTRL+ALT++ or CTRL+ALT+- to change
the processor speed, an
ILLEGAL INSTRUCTION : SYSTEM HALTED
error occurs. The only way to recover from this error is with a cold boot.
- When running Memmaker from MS-DOS 6.0, the following error message is
displayed:
Illegal Instruction Trapped
RESOLUTION
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Mylex has confirmed this to be a problem with the Mylex 80486 EISA motherboard.
In addition, Mylex has confirmed that the Northgate/Mylex 80486 EISA motherboard
with BIOS version 6.04q is not compatible with EMM386.EXE. The newest revision
is 6.15, which is compatible with EMM386.EXE.
Contact Mylex for additional information or a BIOS upgrade.
The product included here is manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we
make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or
reliability.
Additional query words: 6.22 3.00 5.00 milex dos 3rdparty emm386 win30 win31 6.00 6.20 5.00a
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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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