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Q153164: MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on National Semiconductor Controller

Article: Q153164
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbhw win95 kbHardware
Last Modified: 19-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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Device Manager may display an exclamation point (!) in a yellow circle for a
controller labeled "National Semiconductor Dual PCI IDE Controller RMM Support
Only." When this occurs, an exclamation point may also be displayed for COM2.

MORE INFORMATION
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The driver included with Windows 95 does not provide protected-mode support for
the National Semiconductor Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller. All drives using
this controller use the real-mode mapper (RMM).

An updated Windows 95 driver that provides protected-mode support for the
National Semiconductor Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller is available from Tekram
Technology.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbhw win95 kbHardware 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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