Swapfile and COMPAQ 650 MB Drives

Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
Article ID: Q69378

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

The Windows 3.0 SWAPFILE utility cannot be used to create a permanent swapfile on drives larger than 509.5 MB under COMPAQ DOS 3.31. SWAPFILE cannot recognize such drives. To create a swapfile on this type of system, limit the size of logical drives to no more than 509.5 MB.

This problem usually occurs with COMPAQ Type 49, 650 MB drives.

MORE INFORMATION

COMPAQ DOS 3.31 used a proprietary greater-than-32-MB partitioning scheme that allowed logical drives larger than 512 MB in size. This problem does not occur with DOS versions 4.01 or later, which limit logical drive size to 512 MB.

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KBCategory: kbhw kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 win30 3rdparty KBHW

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Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
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