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Q101497: Cannot Access Pacific Rim External Drive in MS-DOS

Article: Q101497
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): msdos
Last Modified: 22-NOV-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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SUMMARY
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After you upgrade to MS-DOS, you may be unable to access a Pacific Rim external
floppy disk drive on an IBM PS/2 machine. Pacific Rim Systems has confirmed that
no workaround is available at this time.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information, including driver updates, contact Pacific Rim Systems.

Any attempt to access the external floppy disk drive generates activity on the
other floppy disk drive(s) and generates the prompt for the external floppy
drive. For example, if drive B designates Pacific Rim's external floppy disk
drive, drive A is activated with a B command prompt, and information in drive A
is displayed.

The Pacific Rim Systems product included here is manufactured by a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 6.22 6 6.00 6.20 hard drive 3rdparty third- party third

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

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