DoubleSpace Doesn't Mount After Installing RAMDrive (96440)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q96440
This information applies to both Microsoft DoubleSpace and Microsoft
DriveSpace. For MS-DOS 6.22, use DRVSPACE in place of DBLSPACE for commands
and filenames.
SYMPTOMS
If you use DoubleSpace with a removable hard drive (such as Syquest,
Bernoulli, or Quatam Passport XL) and later install RAMDrive,
DoubleSpace may refuse to mount its compressed drive(s).
CAUSE
This problem only occurs if the RAMDrive DEVICE command in the
CONFIG.SYS file precedes the removable hard drive DEVICE command line.
Since RAMDrive may inadvertently use the drive letter of the removable
drive, DoubleSpace may not find the compressed volume on the expected
drive. The same behavior may occur if you remove RAMDrive after
compressing your removable hard drive. (The drive letters shift and
DoubleSpace does not mount.)
WORKAROUND
If this problem was caused by installing RAMDrive, you can simply move
the RAMDrive DEVICE command past the removable drive's DEVICE command
in the CONFIG.SYS file. The advantage of this workaround is that the
drive letter assignments stay the same.
If this problem occurs after removing RAMDrive, run DBLSPACE. From the
Drive menu, choose Mount. DoubleSpace scans all your drives for
compressed volumes and reassigns drive letters appropriately. This
workaround may cause problems for programs configured to specific
drive letters.
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
11/19/1999 |
| Keywords: |
KB96440 |
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