Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!hpfcso!hpfinote!pnl From: pnl@hpfinote.HP.COM (Peter Lim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: ESDI controller followup Message-ID: <36690017@hpfinote.HP.COM> Date: 20 Sep 90 18:42:54 GMT References: <53-raymond-terry> Organization: Hewlett Packard CICD Lines: 26 >> >>Because I am using MSDOS 3.3 I created several logical drives in the extended >>partition, using fdisk. When I create what would be the next to the last >... >>Does anybody know of any software that can create logical drives >>other than fdisk? I have Disk Manager and it can create partitions but not >>logical drives. > >Sure.. just use Disk Manager to create a small (32Meg) boot partition, >and another HUGE (all remaining space) R/W partition, and then install >DMDRVR.BIN in your CONFIG.SYS file on the boot partition. > But DON'T ever use this system with Windows 3.0. Especially NOT with SMARTDRV.SYS installed. Or you can face FAT trashing. Regards, ## Life is fast enough as it is ........ Peter Lim. ## .... DON'T PUSH IT !! >>>-------, ########################################### : E-mail: plim@hpsgwg.HP.COM Snail-mail: Hewlett Packard Singapore, : Tel: (065)-279-2289 (ICDS, ICS) | Telnet: 520-2289 1150 Depot Road, __\@/__ ... also at: pnl@hpfipnl.HP.COM Singapore 0410. SPLAT ! #include