Re: Ms-DOS 6.21

> No, altering the CMOS parameters shouldn't be necessary.
>
> What's the capacity of the hard disk, and what size DOS partition
> are you trying to create?
>
> I believe (and someone will correct me on this if I'm wrong) that
> DOS 6.21 supports BIG FAT-16...which has a partition size limit
> of 4 megabytes.
>
> So if you're attempting to create a partition larger than that,
> the attempt will fail.
>
> But the main problem may be this: M$-DOS cannot "see" more than
> 1024 cylinders on a hard disk.
>
> What this means, from a practical standpoint, is that the DOS par-
> tition must be the FIRST partition on the hard disk.
>
> If you're attempting to create a DOS partition as a second parti-
> tion -- after an existing WinDoze 98 partition -- it probably ain't
> gonna work. You'll have to re-do the drive, installing DOS first,
> then reinstalling WinDoze on a second partition.
>
> One other possibility: after you created the DOS partition, did
> you remember to DOS format it? [ FORMAT C: /U /S ] If not, that
> might be the problem.
>
> Long-distance diagnosis is difficult, but these are some possibil-
> ities for you to consider.
>
> Good luck!

I have FIPS a FAT32 partition splitter. I have a small 4 gig HD and have
2 primary dos partitions on it one 2100 MB the other 2000 MB. Win98 is on
the first partition called c: the other is d:

Bill



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