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Q120498: 6.22 Setup Err Msg with SCSI Device: Hard Disk Write Error

Article: Q120498
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 18-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you install MS-DOS version 6.22 and Setup is 99 percent complete, the
following error message is displayed:

  UNRECOVERABLE ERROR
  Hard disk write Error
  Press Enter to restart system.

After you restart the system, the following error is generated:

  The MS-DOS 6.22 Setup was not completed.
  Insert the uninstall #1 diskette in drive A
  Press the ENTER key to continue

CAUSE
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This problem can occur on systems with non-bootable SCSI devices (such as a
floptical drive or a CD-ROM drive) configured for SCSI ID 1 or 0 (zero). Device
IDs 0 and 1 are reserved for bootable/writeable "hard disk type" media;
therefore, Setup treats a device mounted as SCSI ID 1 or 0 as a hard disk
device. If the device does not respond appropriately, the above errors are
generated.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, reconfigure the device to ID 2 or higher.

Additional query words: 6.22 stepup step up scuzzy err msg

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622
Version           : MS-DOS:6.22

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