Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Old DOS boot disk for W95?

Jon,

My first guess is that the machine has a late version of Win95 on it
that uses the FAT32 file system. IIRC, it came with 95B. DOS won't even
recognize it. I agree with Jon Elson, just try to run from floppies.
Trying to make old hard drives to work with other old BIOS's is mostly
an exercise in frustration.

Jeff

On Fri, 01 Dec 2000 21:47:18 -0800, you wrote:

>I'm working to debug a minor but nagging lost step problem with my
>Ahha-run mill. This is NOT a mechanical problem, nor is it electrical
>noise. I suspect the computer it's running on as the root of the
>problem. To test this, I copied all the needed files to another P100
>system I have that is setup with W95. I then made up a boot disk off the
>DOS computer that now runs the mill and tried to boot the computer.
>Well, it boots, but when I try to log the C: drive, I get an error
>message regarding an invalid drive spec. Is this because W95 using
>something other than FAT16 file format? The bios shows the drive during
>inital boot up.
>Ahha needs a clean DOS system, not a "boot to DOS" W95 variant.
>Do I just need to install another HD and format to the older DOS format?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jon
>