Article ID: 84015
Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft MS-DOS 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 4.01 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 3.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
This article was previously published under Q84015
SUMMARY
According to Adaptec documentation, using the Adaptec 1740 controller with Windows in enhanced mode or with the EMM386.SY/EMM386.EXE device driver requires a double buffering device driver.
However, if SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) version 4.0 from Microsoft Windows version 3.1, is installed to perform double buffering, it may not detect that double buffering is required. If you are using SMARTDrive version 4.0, you can force SMARTDrive to perform double buffering by loading it with "/DOUBLE_BUFFER+". For example:
device=c:\windows\smartdrv.exe /double_buffer+
If you are not using Windows 3.1, you can force SMARTDRV.SYS from MS-DOS 5.0 or Windows 3.0 to perform double buffering by loading it with "/b+". For example:
device=c:\dos\smartdrv.sys /b+
MORE INFORMATION
When providing double buffering, SMARTDRV.SYS cannot be loaded into upper memory blocks (UMBs).
SMARTDRV.EXE (which is SMARTDrive version 4.0, included with Windows 3.1) separates the double buffering and disk caching functions. The double buffering portion is loaded in CONFIG.SYS and must be loaded in conventional memory. The disk cache portion of SMARTDrive is loaded from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, and can be loaded into upper memory if an upper memory block (UMB) provider such as EMM386.EXE is loaded.
For more information on double buffering, query on:
double buffering definition
Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11 5.0 5.00 5.0a 4.00 4.01 4.01a 3rdparty
Keywords: KB84015
