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In article <814794349snz@crvnet.demon.co.uk>
           dave@crvnet.demon.co.uk "Dave Staniforth" writes:

> If you are using SMARTDRV , disable the WRITE CACHE by using /X after 
> the SMARTDRV line in your autoexec.bat ! 
> See if this helps !

I wasn't runing smartdrv at the time of the latest occurrences as I had
disabled it while trying out the Turnpike evaluation package.  Having
said that, the problem of DIS / PCelm not saving mails and posts and /or
hanging has occurred both when smartdrv is and isn't active and for at
least the last 18 months my smartdrv line has included the /X argument
anyway. (And why would smartdrv be relevant?  Just curious as Turnpike
had the idea it might affect performance of their own product).

Thanks !

PS: following the mega crash I repartitioned and reformatted c:\, deleted
all the DIS hierarchy on d:\ and reinstalled from DIS216c.exe.  Since then,
no disk errors on either drive, no other problem so far, though I continue
to keep the tape backups regular :-(

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