mode). sorry -- the message is in the text box (right-click my computer-> properties -> performance tab) "Drive A: using MS-DOS compatibility mode file system" > Is the disabled message you mention appearing when you look up the device in > Device...

have run into this much less often. In fact AMD has been championing their 'universal' SocketA as they have previously believed that backwards compatability of the Athlon was essentially important. For AMD to suddenly do a 180 on this issue is, to me, a frightening...

hard drive running in msdos compatibility mode?. My roommate recently built a computer and he just noticed the harddrive was running in msdos compatibility mode...of course this is like dropping a bolder on your harddrive because it runs like crap....and we...

drive. My computer performance is really bogged down. I checked my performance and I have two error messages compatability-mode paging reduces overall performance Drive C is using MSDOS mode compatability mode file system I clicked details and it...

select Start, Shutdown, Restart in MS >> DOS mode, you will also create that dosstart.bat file. It must create the >> PIF at that time. >> No, it does not create a dosstart.bat file simply by restarting in MS-DOS >mode if you don't have DOS drivers...

bad cluster and >> isolated it. >>>> Larry >>>>> Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion () As Gary inferred in his quick response here, you need to determine if you have drives in "MS-DOS Compatibility Mode". To do so,...

the speeds are incredibly high, but Safe Mode pretty much only works with the lowest-level (and hence essentially driverless) disk-to-disk I/O mode. If you're copying / backing-up to external drives or drives with an extra layer of interface between the internally-connected...

go to the advanced troubleshooting settings and check "Force Compatibility Mode Disk Access". With this option, I am able to start normally, except that only my floppy drive and hard drive work. I get several message boxes saying my antivirus software...

be greeted by the Drive settings. The problem was with the Current Transfer Mode. Change this to "Ultra DMA Mode 5" in device 1 and "Ultra DMA Mode 2" in device 2. I'm not sure if this is exactly the process but its something very similar. After you change...