Windows Hangs with Fast Tech Hard Drive Controller #1050 (69976)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 3.0a
This article was previously published under Q69976 SYMPTOMS
You have a Fast Technologies #1050 hard drive controller card, and your
system stops responding (hangs) at the Windows logo screen or exits to
MS-DOS when you run Microsoft Windows 3.0 in the enhanced mode. Windows
functions correctly in standard or real mode.
CAUSE
This hard drive controller card uses a utility called BKWRTOFF.COM. The
BKWRTOFF.COM program turns off the deferred background and writes to the
hard drive. The hard drive controller card can hold reads and writes in
static RAM. Windows can go too fast for this utility and cause problems for
the controller.
RESOLUTION
According to Fast Technologies Product Support, to run Windows 3.0 in
enhanced mode with the Fast Technologies #1050 hard drive controller card,
you must have the following lines must be in the [386Enh] section of your
SYSTEM.INI file:
- VIRTUALHDIRQ=OFF
- EMMEXCLUDE= xxxxx-xxxxx
(where xxxxx is the adapter segment address that the controller
occupies).
You must also run the BKWRTOFF.COM program before starting Windows.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/7/2005 |
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Keywords: | KB69976 |
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