Microsoft KB Archive/81817

= SuperStor Changes RAMDrive Letter =

Article ID: 81817

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a

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This article was previously published under Q81817



SYMPTOMS
When AddStor's SuperStor program is installed and the MS-DOS device driver RAMDRIVE.SYS or DRIVER.SYS is loaded, the reported drive letter from RAMDRIVE.SYS is off by one drive letter.



CAUSE
SuperStor loads a device driver called SSTORDRV.SYS that uses the next available drive letter for its own use. When RAMDRIVE.SYS is loaded after SuperStor is loaded, RAMDRIVE.SYS reports that it is set up as drive Z, when it is really drive Y.

For example, if your system has one physical hard drive (drive C) when SuperStor loads, SuperStor uses drive D. When RAMDRIVE.SYS loads, it uses drive letter E. However, RAMDRIVE.SYS reports that it is set up as drive F, even though it is really drive E.

Add Stor is aware of this problem. There are no adverse effects from the missing drive letter, other than confusion it may cause you.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, load RAMDRIVE.SYS before the SuperStor driver (SSTORDRV.SYS).

If you load RAMDRIVE.SYS before the SSTORDRV.SYS driver, the SuperStor drive letter is then off by one rather than RAMDrive. But because you don't need to access the SuperStor drive, it should pose no problems.



MORE INFORMATION
SuperStor is a disk storage maximizer similar to Stacker.

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 3rdparty

Keywords: KB81817

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