Q77707: Turbo XT BIOS, Floppy Drives, and MS-DOS 3.3 and Later

Article: Q77707
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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On machines with a Turbo XT BIOS dated 1980, floppy drives may be unusable under
MS-DOS versions 3.3 and later because the BIOS does not indicate the floppy
drive model type properly. In some earlier versions of MS-DOS, the model type
check is performed incorrectly, so the drives are usable.

Additional query words: 3.20 3.30 3.30a 4.00 5.00 noupd

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS500
Version           : MS-DOS:5.0

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