DOCUMENT:Q75078 17-DEC-2000 [msdos] TITLE :Installing MS-DOS 5.0 on a Tandy 1000HX PRODUCT :Microsoft Disk Operating System PROD/VER:MS-DOS:5.x OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= Before installing Microsoft MS-DOS version 5.0 on a Tandy 1000HX, you must follow the procedure outlined below to disable the ROM DOS functionality of the Tandy. MORE INFORMATION ================ 1. Insert the original Tandy MS-DOS 2.11 floppy disk into drive A. 2. At the A prompt, type "SETUPHX" (without the quotation marks) and press ENTER. 3. The BIOS/ROM DOS Setup program loads, displaying a menu of options. Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select options. Use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys to select settings. (The current settings are highlighted. 4. Use the DOWN ARROW key to select the PRIMARY START-UP DEVICE option. The choices are MEMORY and DISK, with MEMORY being the default. 5. Use the RIGHT ARROW key to highlight DISK. 6. Press the DOWN ARROW key to select the INITIAL START-UP PROGRAM option. The choices are MENU, MS-DOS, and DESKMATE, with MENU as the default. 7. Use the RIGHT ARROW key to highlight MS-DOS. 8. Press F1 to update the EEPROM. 9. Restart the computer and proceed to install MS-DOS 5.0. The Tandy products included here 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 hardware ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a Version : MS-DOS:5.x ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.