Microsolution's Compaticard and SMARTDRV.EXE

ID: Q84209

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

According to Microsolution technical support, the Compaticard IV is not compatible with Microsoft Windows version 3.1's SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) version 4.0.

The Compaticard IV allows a computer system to use up to four floppy disk drives.

MORE INFORMATION

You can configure your system to use the Compaticard by following these steps:

Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file using a standard ASCII text editor such as Windows Notepad.

Modify the SMARTDRV.EXE line to disable the floppy cache. For example, enter
```
      c:\windows\smartdrv.exe a- b- XXXX YYYY 
```
where "xxxx" refers to the SMARTDrive cache size at the MS-DOS level (before Windows starts). "yyyy" refers to the size of the cache after Windows starts.

The Compaticard product included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 3rdparty compatacard

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Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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