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From: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Michielsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: DOS 4.01: need partition s'ware?
Message-ID: <1517@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Date: 11 Dec 89 22:32:33 GMT
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Reply-To: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Michielsen)
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In article <5726@cps3xx.UUCP> gcook@cps3xx.UUCP (Greg Cook) writes:
>From article <111700175@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>, by lmhg0369@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu:
>> Now, if I get DOS 4.01, will I be able to run the hard drive without
>> the partitioning s'ware?  Of course, the parms for my drive aren't in
>
>Yes!
>
>=========================================================================
>Greg Cook

That may be simplified. I would say      NO !
If you have already partitioned a hard disk into <32 Mb partitions,
just upgrading to dos 4.01 will NOT allow you to use the entire disk
without driver software WITHOUT either LOSING all data OUTSIDE the 1st (boot)
partition or removing all the software & initializing the disk ALL OVER AGAIN.
Althoug depending on the software you use, it is possible to affect just the
data in the partitions after the 1st partition.
AL