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Q75233: DTK BIOS version 4.26 Pre-Revision 36 and IDE Drives

Article: Q75233
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
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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SUMMARY
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The following is a list of DTK BIOS 4.26 revision numbers. These revisions and
all previous revisions may cause systems with IDE hard disks to hang when
executing MS-DOS commands or running applications.

  Machine            Revision
  -------            --------

  80286              25 and earlier
  80386 SX           95 and earlier
  80386 DX           35 and earlier
  80486              45 and earlier

MORE INFORMATION
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DTK included corrections to many revisions for compatibility with IDE hard
disks. To determine the BIOS version, start your machine and check the first two
digits of the line starting with the number sign (#). For example, #34062890S
contains 34 after the # sign, which refers to revision number 34.

For more information about upgrading your BIOS, contact DTK 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 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20

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Keywords          :  
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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