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- OSINATBU - ISA BUS WORK AROUND FOR INSTALLATION PROBLEMS
- ON AT (ISA) BUS MACHINES
- 10/19/94
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- ISA BUS WORK AROUND FOR INSTALLATION PROBLEMS
- ON AT (ISA) BUS MACHINES
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- Please Read Entire Document For Full Explanation of Procedures
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- CONFIGURATION: AT-bus (ISA) machine
- non-SCSI disk controller (RLL, MFM, ESDI)
- sometimes occurs on IDE controllers
-
- SYMPTOMS: Very slow install
- Very noisy hard disk during install
- FDISK errors (may appear with red screen)
- Very slow operation
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- For OEM systems, it is recommended to disable the following:
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- Turbo, Cache, and Shadow Rom
- (Packard Bell system need not disable these features)
-
- While installing ALL systems should disconnect devices such as:
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- Modem, tape backup, Network card, scanner, etc.
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- When installation is completed, ENABLE all features and
- reconnect any devices you disconnected.
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- The hard disk controller may currently be incompatible. Be sure
- you have the correct driver for OS/2. Call the vendor if
- necessary.
-
- If you need a new device driver, the statement needs
- to be present in the CONFIG.SYS. It is suggested to make a
- DISKCOPY of Diskette 1 and to add the BASEDEV=XXX.SYS (where XXX
- is the name of the device driver) to the copy of Diskette 1, and
- restart system. If this is not the scenerio for your system,
- please follow instructions below.
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-
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- BEFORE INSTALLATION:
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- 1. Make a DISKCOPY of Diskette 1. Use DOS to edit the
- CONFIG.SYS on Diskette 1 copy.
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- NOTE: Diskette 1 is first diskette AFTER Installation Disk.
-
- Change the line: BASEDEV=IBM1S506.ADD
- To read: REM BASEDEV=IBM1S506.ADD
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- This uses the IBMINT13.I13 driver. After installation
- is completed, it is recommended to un-REM the driver. It
- will then read as the originally statement.
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- ALTERNATE PROCEDURE:
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- If you do not have access to DOS or do not have a DOS editor to
- edit the CONFIG.SYS file on Diskette 1, try the following:
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- 1. Insert the Installation Diskette into drive A:
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- 2. Turn on the computer. If the computer is already on,
- press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart system.
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- 3. When you are prompted, remove the Installation Diskette and
- insert Diskette 1.
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- 4. Press Enter.
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- 5. When the Welcome Screen appears, press Esc to display
- the OS/2 command prompt.
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- 6. With Diskette 1 in the drive, rename the IBM1S506.ADD to
- IBM1S506.OLD by typing the following at the prompt:
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- RENAME IBM1S506.ADD IBM1S506.OLD
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- 7. Continue with Step 2.
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- STEP 2
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- 1. Insert the Installation Diskette into drive A:.
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- 2. Turn on the computer. If the computer is already on,
- press Ctrl+Alt+Del restart the system. Proceed with
- Diskettes 1 through 5.
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- 3. Reinsert the Installation Diskette and press Enter. When
- prompted, remove the Installation diskette and insert
- Diskette 1 and press Enter. A message tells you to remove
- the Diskette and restart the system. DO NOT do this; instead
- insert the Installation Diskette back in the A: drive.
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- 4. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart system.
- The system should start off Installation Diskette.
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- 5. When you are prompted, remove the Installation Diskette
- and insert Diskette 1.
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- 6. Press Enter.
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- 7. When the Welcome Screen appears, press Esc to display
- the OS/2 command prompt.
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- 8. You are now at a command line. If you are NOT attempting
- to install HPFS, go on to step 9, otherwise do the following
- to load the HPFS driver:
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- Insert Diskette 2 in drive, and type:
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- CHKDSK X:
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- (X: denotes the drive where OS/2 resides)
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- 9. Enter the following commands:
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- RENAME X:\OS2\IBM1S506.ADD IBM1S506.XXX
- COPY X:\OS2\IBMINT13.I13 C:\OS2\IBM1S506.ADD
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- 10. Remove the diskette from the drive. Press Alt+Ctrl+Del to
- restart the system. Installation resumes where it was.
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- AFTER INSTALLATION:
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- 1. Open the system folder on the desktop.
- 2. Open Command Prompts Folder.
- 3. Open the OS/2 Window.
- 4. At the prompt, go to the OS2 subdirectory on the drive that
- OS2 was installed on, and type:
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- RENAME IBM1S506.ADD IBM1S506.XXX
- COPY IBMINT13.I13 IBM1S506.ADD
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- 5. Close all open folders and proceed with a proper shutdown.
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- When the machine is restarted, the changes take effect.
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