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From: jbh@trsvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Win3.0 Priam HD Pblm
Message-ID: <292200009@trsvax>
Date: 11 Jun 90 17:03:00 GMT
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Nf-From: trsvax.UUCP!jbh    Jun 11 11:03:00 1990


I am having a problem using Windows 3.0 with my Priam Hard drive.  When I
invoke Windows, it takes about 35 seconds to load. I have found that, by
removing the smartdrv.sys entry from config.sys, the time is reduced to
about 15 seconds. Everything I run from Windows is over twice as fast
without smartdrv.sys!
Does this sound familiar to anyone? I have a Priam 150meg ESDI drive hooked
up to a DTC controller in a Dell 310. Since Priam is out of the hard drive
business, I am having trouble getting tech support. The local distributor
here in D/FW, Direct Computers, wont answer my calls so far.
Any suggestions on how to get smartdrv.sys working, or an alternate disk
cache utility compatible with Windows 3.0 would be appreciated.

P.S. I tried the /B- option on the smartdrv.sys command, as suggested in
the README.TXT file for Adaptec controllers. No difference.