Q97612: NCR Laptop Driver FD82365.SYS Causes "Invalid Disk…" Error

Article: Q97612
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 30-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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Your NCR or AT&T 3170 386 laptop displays the following error message:

  INVALID DISK CHANGE READING DRIVE A:

CAUSE
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FD82365.SYS is a driver for PCMCIA cards; if this driver is loaded, or the
PCMCIAPower=ON in the system CMOS settings, the above error occurs after you
install MS-DOS 6.0 or later.

WORKAROUND
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Remove the FD82365.SYS driver from the CONFIG.SYS file and change the system
CMOS setting to the following:

  PCMCIAPower=OFF

NCR has an updated driver available that corrects this problem. For more
information, contact NCR Technical Support.

The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft;
we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance
or reliability.

Additional query words: 6.22 at t pcmciapower fd82365 6.00 Safari 3rdparty hardware

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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