NCR Laptop Driver FD82365.SYS Causes "Invalid Disk..." Error (97612)


The information in this article applies to:

  • 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 Q97612

SYMPTOMS

Your NCR or AT&T 3170 386 laptop displays the following error message:
INVALID DISK CHANGE READING DRIVE A:

CAUSE

FD82365.SYS is a driver for PCMCIA cards; if this driver is loaded, or the PCMCIAPower=ON in the system CMOS settings, the above error occurs after you install MS-DOS 6.0 or later.

WORKAROUND

Remove the FD82365.SYS driver from the CONFIG.SYS file and change the system CMOS setting to the following: 
   PCMCIAPower=OFF
NCR has an updated driver available that corrects this problem. For more information, contact NCR Technical Support.

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/30/1999
Keywords:KB97612
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