Help getting 386 IBM compatible hard drive running

[DWM]

My 386 computer with dos 5.0 wasn't working well.  I though formatting the hard drive would help.  now I can't get it working again.  I loaded the bios for my hard drive and tried my systems disk but I was getting no ware.  I made a bootable disk from a 486 computer with dos 6.2 and tried again and got the following messages "bad or missing command interpreter" and "incorrect dos version".  Can someone help me?

[Computer_Commando]

Are you attempting to format as DOS 5.0 or DOS 6.2?

[DWM]

I'M TRYING TO FORMAT AS DOS 5.0

[Computer_Commando]

I'M TRYING TO FORMAT AS DOS 5.0

Then why are you using a DOS 6.2 boot disk?
Boot Disks

[DWM]

Can I make a boot disk for a 386 computer with dos 5.0 on a 486 computer with dos 6.2?

[Computer_Commando]

Can I make a boot disk for a 386 computer with dos 5.0 on a 486 computer with dos 6.2?

Only if it runs Windows.
Download boot disk from here (click).

[merlin_2]

are you trying to load win3.1 place the boot boot in the f/d..and use the a:\sys c:            command....now load the win3.1 .....type setup after the prompt....thats going back some but still useful and the game solitare...where all the cards cascaded>...all you needed to do was to use the  del*-* or made a bootdisk disk beforehand ........any typo mistakes can be put down to .....<pigs ear>but an example anyway......

[Neil]

If you miss 3.1, go to start > run > progman
Don't know if it works on the newer Windows though...

[drewdown619]

My 386 computer with dos 5.0 wasn't working well.  I though formatting the hard drive would help.  now I can't get it working again.  I loaded the bios for my hard drive and tried my systems disk but I was getting no ware.  I made a bootable disk from a 486 computer with dos 6.2 and tried again and got the following messages "bad or missing command interpreter" and "incorrect dos version".  Can someone help me?

WOW!  Old school...

[2k dummy]

Boot from your DOS 5 floppy and at the prompt type sys c: This will transfer the system files to the HD and you can remove the floppy and reboot.