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- OSINSY25 - SYS02025 AND SYS02027 ON NON IBM MACHINES
- 10/24/94
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- SYS02025 AND SYS02027 ON NON IBM MACHINES WITH
- AMI BIOS ON DISKETTE #1
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- Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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-
- SYMPTOMS:
-
- During installation of OS/2 2.x on OEM (Other Equipment
- Manufacturers) machines with AMI BIOS, the system display the
- SYS error messages 02025 and 02027 after inserting diskette 1.
-
- RESOLUTION:
- 1. Make sure diskette 1 is not bad.
- 2. Check the AMI BIOS date and Keyboard Controller Chip
- version. The date should be 5/9/91 and Controller Chip
- version should be F.
- 3. Ensure that there is not a hardware problem with the
- Drive Controller or the diskette drive.
-
- PROCEDURES:
- 1. Try starting another system, that's already running OS/2,
- with the installation diskettes.
- 2. Machine must have BIOS dated 5/9/91 and keyboard
- controller chip version KF. The following information
- appears when you start the system:
-
- AMI BIOS and AMI BIOS Plus:
- aaaa-bbbb-mmddyy-Kc
-
- AMI Hi-Flex BIOS:
- ee-ffff-bbbbbb-gggggggg-mmddyy-hhhhhhhh-c
-
- IDE hard disk - "mmddyy" should be 040990 or later.
- Other drives - "mmddyy" should be 092588 or later.
- including MFM, RLL, ESDI, or SCSI,
-
- Controller chip version is on the bottom of the same
- screen. Check the last digit in the long stream of
- digits (the "c" above). The last digit probably is 8, B,
- D, or F. The required level should be F for OS/2 v2.0 or
- v1.3.
-
- Press the Insert key while starting the system for this
- info to remain on the screen.
- If they are not up to date, call the vendor to order a
- new version.
-
- 3. If the previous steps do not solve the problem, perform
- hardware diagnostics on the drive controller and the
- diskette drive.
-
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- SYS 2025 & 2027 on the Install Disk of OS/2 2.1
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-
- Getting SYS02025 and SYS02027 on the install diskette.
-
- See if the diskette drivers were swapped without updating CMOS.
- Setting CMOS correctly lets you install without getting the error
- message.
-
- This is different from 2.0 where you could install and then asked
- for a nonexistent diskette 16 at the end.
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- SYS02025 and SYS02027 on OEM with PHOENIX bios 1.03 on OS/2 2.1
- Install Diskette.
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-
- RESOLUTION:
-
- 1. Make backup copy of OS/2 2.1 Install diskette.
-
- 2. Delect the files from the backup diskette. Type:
-
- Del OS2LDR /* from backup diskette */
- Del OS2BOOT /* from backup diskette */
-
- 3. Copy the files from the original to the backup. Type:
-
- Copy OS2LDR /* from original to backup */
- Copy OS2BOOT /* from original to backup */
-
- The SYS02025 and SYS02027 errors also occur when the
- diskette drive cables are switched without updated CMOS.
- Updating CMOS corrects the problem (3.5 and 5.25 cable swap).
-
- The IBM PCC BBS, at (919) 517-0001, has a "redirection
- fix" that lets you install from the B: drive, or you can
- physically change the drives in your system and CMOS settings.
-
- The fixes on BBS are:
- Blue diskettes = INS21L.ZIP
- Salmon or green diskettes = INS21M.ZIP
- NOTE: These disks are for OS/2 2.1 ONLY!
-
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