COMPAQ DESKPRO Unable to Read Extended DOS Partitions (69485)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Windows 3.0a

This article was previously published under Q69485

SUMMARY

The COMPAQ DESKPRO 286 requires the ENHDISK.SYS device driver installed to read extended COMPAQ DOS partitions. The CONFIG.SYS should have the line:
   DEVICE=ENHDISK.SYS
				
This device driver allows for the recognition of DOS partitions on a physical hard drive that is larger than 32 MB.

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/7/2005
Keywords:KB69485