WRK Flowchart Incorrectly States SMARTDrive Cache

Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
Article ID: Q85638

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

Page 17, chart 1.8, of the "Microsoft Windows Resource Kit" (WRK) guide for Windows 3.1 states the following in the fifth flowchart step:

   Note: The SMARTDrive command line can be edited to allow caching
   of "stacked" volumes by adding a +<drive> (where <drive> is a "stacked"
   volume). If caching...

The +<drive> parameter is incorrect. The correct command line syntax to turn on the SMARTDrive disk cache is as follows:

   C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE <drive>+

MORE INFORMATION

SMARTDrive will automatically detect the existence of Stacker and cache the underlying Stacker drive. SMARTDrive should not be used to cache a Stacker volume. Typing SMARTDRV /? at the MS-DOS prompt lists the command line parameters for SMARTDrive with their meaning.

KBCategory: kbhw
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 wrk docerr smartdrv smartdrive

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Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
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