[Ham-Computers] Need help with DOS

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 11:30:16 -0600

Depending on the age of your BIOS, you may need to go into the BIOS and
actually set the CDRom drive up before DOS will see it and assign a letter
to it.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Brian K.
Gaskamp
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:13 AM
To: Mike D.
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Need help with DOS

Well when I boot the computer up the cd-rom lite does come on, and you here
it running, but if I type either D: or E: it says,  'Invalid drive
specification".

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike D." <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:55 AM
Subject: RE: [Ham-Computers] Need help with DOS

> Are you sure the CD-ROM drive works with DOS? Did you install a DOS driver
> for it? Is there a DOS driver available for the drive? It's possible the
> operating system doesn't know the drive exists.
>
> The easiest way to find the drive is to type a drive letter at the command
> prompt and see if the drive light goes on and the drive spins.
>
> Example:
>
> D: (THEN PRESS ENTER)
>
> If it isn't D: try E:
>
> 73 de Mike, N9BOR
> A-1, FISTS, JARL A-1, SMC
> http://www.qsl.net/n9bor
>
> di dah dit - The only Roger Beep you'll ever need.
> Let your fingers do the talking - Morse code.
> My designated driver is a 12BY7A.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Brian K.
> > Gaskamp
> > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:35 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Need help with DOS
> >
> >
> > I'm also trying to find the cd-rom drive thru a program on the
> > old computer
> > called
> > Amibos Easy Setup Utility version 2.01a
> >
> > And it shows its there.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brian K. Gaskamp" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Need help with DOS
> >
> >
> > > Tried that, No luck...
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Don" <[email protected]>
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:29 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Need help with DOS
> > >
> > >
> > > > should be D
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Brian K. Gaskamp" <[email protected]>
> > > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:18 AM
> > > > Subject: [Ham-Computers] Need help with DOS
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi gang I have computer in my hands that does not have
> > Windows and I'm
> > > > > trying to install Xtree Gold via the cd-rom and can't
> > figure out which
> > > > drive
> > > > > is the cd-rom.
> > > > >
> > > > > My days of messing with DOS are rusty.
> > > > >
> > > > > I downloaded Xtree Gold and put it on CD and want to load it on
the
> > > older
> > > > > computer to see what it has on there.
> > > > >
> > > > > Can anybody help, I'm sort of lost.
> > > > >
> > > > > 73,
> > > > > Brian
> > > > >
> > > > > KA5BKG
> > > > >
> > > > >
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