DOCUMENT:Q75148  03-DEC-1999  [msdos]
TITLE   :System Requirements for IBM PC-DOS 5.0 Upgrade
PRODUCT :Microsoft Disk Operating System
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:5.0
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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The system requirements for IBM PC-DOS 5.0 Upgrade are as follows:

IBM Personal System/2 Model 25, 30, 25-286, 30-286, L40SX, 50, 50Z, 55SX, 60, 65,
70, P70, P75, 80, 90, 95, or PS/1

IBM Personal System/55 Model 5510, 5523, 5530-S/T, 5535-S, 5540-T, 5550-S/T/V,
5560-W, 5570-T/V or 5580-Y

IBM Personal Computer, Personal Computer XT, Personal Computer XT-286, Personal
Computer AT, Portable Personal Computer, or PC Convertible

IBM Display or equivalent

512K of memory (minimum)

One hard disk with a previous version of DOS (version 2.1 or later) already
installed

One 360K 5.25-inch floppy disk drive, or one 1.2 MB 5.25-inch floppy disk drive

The DOS versions above refer to IBM PC-DOS. The IBM Upgrade will not install over
any version of MS-DOS.

The products included here (IBM) are manufactured by vendors independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products'
performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 5.00 3rdparty noupd

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Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS500
Version           : MS-DOS:5.0

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