Windows Err Msg: Not Ready Reading Drive... (Plus Hardcard XL)

• Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When using Quantum's Plus Hardcard XL and Windows, you receive the following Windows error message:

   Not ready error reading drive x:  Abort, Retry, Fail?

CAUSE

This error occurs if you are using the earlier ATDOSXL.SYS device driver, version 1.50.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, add the /W switch to the device driver in the CONFIG.SYS file. The new line should read as follows:

   DEVICE=ATDOSXL.SYS  /W

Quantum has released a Windows-compatible device driver (version 1.70) for the Plus Hardcard XL that does not require the /W switch. The new driver can be obtained from Quantum's bulletin board service (BBS) by calling (408) 894-3214.

To download this driver, do the following:

1. Log on to Quantum's bulletin board using a communications program, such as Terminal.

2. Select Download from the menu. At the prompt, enter the filename (ATDOSXL.EXE). This file automatically decompresses.

3. Quit the communications session and quit Windows.

4. At the MS-DOS prompt, execute the file (ATDOSXL.EXE); this creates the ATDOSXL.SYS file.

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