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Scandisk from MS-DOS disk 6.2 still says it needs MS-DOS 6.2 to run. I downloaded MHDD but that is MS-DOS 6.2 also. EDIT: Success! Downloaded Norton45 NDD to disk and it allocated a few bad blocks and Presto!. Working. Thank You for your suggestions.

I have enabled EMM386.exe and SMARTDRV.exe from the 5.0/W3.1 install on C: and SMARTDRV.exe returns a unable to read C data error result with option Abort, Fail Retry. CHKDISK shows 90k bad sectors. It's a recent new install and format. The HDD was tested before purchase to be free of bad...

I've set the Bios to 64kb+VGA shadow memory and 3128kb extended memory and 6298kb expanded memory. EMM386.EXE now loads but says 256kb extended memory? Smartdrv.exe still fails to read drive C: ?

Is that an Olivetti app and not part of the Windows 3.1 distro? EDIT: Installed now but states "Insufficient memory available for UMB's or HVA's" Press any key. I have the Bios set to 64kb+VGA - what would be appropriate for a 10MB machine?

jc is the jumper for PC iirc. It is also the jumper for connecting a piezo sound module to the gotek. IMG.CFG is recorded at every session as to the order of loaded images. If you are using FlashFloppy by Keir Fraser, you can flash one of the firmware files from the thumbdrive by pressing both...

A Indivision Classic external scandoubler is also on the cards if available.

Hi. I am looking to buy a Scandex external scandoubler by Micronik for the Commodore Amiga. Request posted elsewhere also. Thanks.

Installed 2x 4MB simms. Configs ok. Smartdrv.exe doesn't read C: - Data Error. REM'd for now.

I uploaded a few M300-X user disks to the Internet Archive awhile ago. You may find one that runs on the M300. https://archive.org/details/olivetti-user-disks

An update. I've swapped out the WD Caviar 2120 HDD for a same model replacement and after using FDISK to set it as the boot drive, MS-DOS 5.0 formatted/installed and Windows 3.1 and it's all running ok with the exception of one thing; if Autoexec.bat runs SMARTDRV.EXE the system fails to read...

I ran FDISK again with A>FDISK /MBR and that worked - supposedly correcting the Master Boot Record on the HDD. But still no joy with formatting or accessing DOS or Windows folders. The HDD has a MOUSE directory and Olivetti's on the web are reported to have non-standard mouse drivers. A look at...

Thanks for the correct DOS command syntax, I ran FDISK from a file copied onto a formatted 1.44mb floppy - swapped in after the Utility Disk loaded. I tried to use the Format command copied on to the same floppy but that required itself to be on an ms-dos disk, presumably for system file access...

Apologies for double posting but more progress: I tried C:Windows and C:DOS but invalid command. I tried running FDISK /STATUS and it reports C: drive 100% full. I ran CHKDSK /f and it found /DOS folder was incorrect and then found /Windows folder was incorrect and got stuck on it. I then...

The above photos are of the C: HDD volume. The User boot floppy disk gives an A> prompt without the colon : so that maybe a modified MS-DOS which won't run all commands? The MS-DOS 5.0 floppy is a 1.44MB disk with all 3 720k disks onboard with PKZIP. Olivetti M300-02 User disk photos attached...

Making some progress with the Olivetti M300-02E revealing it's secrets. Swapped in a cleaned Epson SMD-1000 floppy drive courtesy of James Longworth. It is reading fine and loaded my M300-02 User Disk to boot the machine. The User disk loaded drivers for disk D: too but there is no D: volume...