Microsoft KB Archive/32168

Using RAMDRIVE.SYS From MS-DOS 3.2 and 3.3 on 80386 Systems PSS ID Number: Q32168 Article last modified on 10-20-1993 PSS database name: O_MSDOS

3.20 3.21 3.30

MS-DOS

The version of RAMDRIVE.SYS that shipped with MS-DOS versions 3.20 through 3.30 has problems on many 80386-based systems.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 3.20 through 3.30. This problem was corrected with the new version of RAMDRIVE included with MS-DOS version 3.30A, the same release as the version of RAMDRIVE included with Microsoft Windows Version 2.03.

This updated RAMDRIVE works properly on all 80386 systems. It also features I/O improvements, and has the ability to work with Microsoft Windows/386. The default sector size of this new version of RAMDRIVE is now 512, instead of 128.

Additional reference words: 3.3 3.2 win386

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