Article ID: 127021
Article Last Modified on 7/7/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft MS-DOS 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 3.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 3.0a
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 3.11 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
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3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11 | 4.01 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 6.21 6.22
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SUMMARY
This article lists the version history for Microsoft SMARTDrive.
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Version Specifications
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2.1 Ships with Microsoft MS-DOS version 4.01.
- Loads in CONFIG.SYS as SMARTDRV.SYS.
- Provides read cache for BIOS-supported hard disks only.
- Can use extended or expanded memory for cache.
3.0 Ships with Microsoft Windows versions 3.0 and 3.0a.
- Same as SMARTDrive 2.1, plus:
- Provides support for double-buffering.
3.13 Ships with Microsoft MS-DOS versions 5.0 and 5.0a.
- Same as SMARTDrive 3.0, plus:
- Provides added detection for logical partitioning.
- Includes code tuning.
4.0 Ships with Microsoft Windows versions 3.1 and 3.11.
- Same as SMARTDrive 3.13, plus:
- Cache loads in AUTOEXEC.BAT as SMARTDRV.EXE and
automatically attempts to load high.
- Double-buffering support loads in CONFIG.SYS as:
Device=<drive>\<path>\SMARTDRV.EXE /Double_Buffer
- Read and write cache for all drives supported by the
device driver interface, including floppy drives.
4.1 Ships with Microsoft MS-DOS version 6.0.
- Same as SMARTDrive 4.0, plus:
- Includes support for DoubleSpace drives.
4.2 Available through online services only.
- Same as SMARTDrive 4.1, plus:
- Includes support to clear the cache at an MS-DOS prompt.
- Global write cache disabled by default.
5.0 Ships with Microsoft MS-DOS versions 6.20 and 6.21, and with
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11.
- Same as SMARTDrive 4.2, plus:
- Supports read-caching CD-ROM drives.
- Supports the /u switch to not cache CD-ROM drives.
5.01 Ships with Microsoft MS-DOS version 6.22.
- Same as SMARTDrive 5.0, plus:
- Fixes problems with Kodak Photo CDs.
- Includes support for DoubleSpace and DriveSpace drives.
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Keywords: KB127021
