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PS/1-Aptiva - I get an "Error Reading Drive A:" when I try to change to that drive
Applicable to: World-Wide
Your IBM PS/1 or Aptiva computer automatically names a DOS command prompt that displays the current "path" (i.e., the current default drive and directory). In order to display this information, your system must check for a disk each time the command prompt is displayed. If there is no disk in your floppy drive, then you will receive an error. Thus, if you change from Drive C to Drive A, DOS will look for a diskette in Drive A to determine what the current sub-directory is. Without a diskette, IBM DOS cannot determine the current directory.
To keep this error from occurring you should place a diskette in Drive A before changing the current drive. If you are running a program from a diskette, you should leave the diskette in the drive until the system returns to the Your Software screen or to the DOS prompt.
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DOS/Windows 3.x, Diskette Drives, Error Messages, Windows 95, Windows 98 | |
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Date Created |
24-03-97 | |
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Last Updated |
18-02-99 | |
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18-02-2000 | |
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IBM Aptiva | |
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Aptiva, PS/1 | |
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2134, 2136, 2137, 2138, 2140, 2142, 2144, 2159, 2161, 2162, 2168, 2176, 2011, 2121, 2123, 2133, 2155 | |
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