No Support for 2.88 Megabyte Disks During Setup (74279)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q74279 SUMMARY
The Microsoft MS-DOS 5 or later Upgrade supports 2.88-megabyte 3.5-inch
disks; however, the MS-DOS 5.0 or later Setup program does not.
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The MS-DOS 5.0 or later Setup program will allow setup to 720K and
1.44- megabyte 3.5-inch disks, but support for 2.88-megabyte disks is
not a part of the Setup program.
If a 2.88-megabyte disk (formatted or unformatted) is used in conjunction
with the Setup program, Setup will not recognize the disk, and will offer
to format a 1.44-megabyte or 720K disk.
To achieve this type of setup, install MS-DOS 5.0 or later on
different-size media, and copy the disks to the 2.88-megabyte disk.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/12/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB74279 |
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