National Micro Systems Flash 386/20 and Windows

Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
Article ID: Q58288

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

Some National Micro Systems Flash 386/20 systems (with Micronix WT-386 motherboards with 32K cache) do not run Microsoft Windows in 386 enhanced mode. The system stops responding (hangs) and displays the following message:

   Windows/386 protection error. Please reboot your computer.

CAUSE

The Flash 386/20 is not a supported system under Windows 3.0 or 3.1.

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KBCategory: kbhw kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win30 win31
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a 3.10 3.11 win30
win31 KBHW

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Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
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