HELP: Smartdrv.sys is unhappy with Disk Manager

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From: sidwell
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:02

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When I bought my 120MB Conners drive last year I used Disk Manager to set 
it up. This means device=dmdrv.bin in my config.sys. Recently I tried to 
set up a disk cache, using the Smartdrv.sys driver supplied by MS-DOS 5.0
(bought in 6/91 I believe). Smartdrv tells me I have a non-standard 
partition and refuses (properly) to install. I also note that FDISK doesn't 
see my 5th partition.
     What are my options? I assume I need to:
1. Backup hard drive
2. Repartition with FDISK
3. FORMAT each logical partition (plan only 3 this time, instead of 5).

   Is this correct? Any short cuts available?

        Thanks very much for your nethelp, Ron Sidwell

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Subject: HELP: Smartdrv.sys is unhappy with Disk Manager
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Date: 15 Dec 92 10:02:08 EST
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