DoubleSpace Reports ScanDisk Found Disk Errors (Low Memory) (103531)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q103531
This information applies to both Microsoft DoubleSpace and Microsoft
DriveSpace. For MS-DOS 6.22, use DRVSPACE in place of DBLSPACE for commands
and filenames.
SYMPTOMS
When you try to compress or uncompress a disk with DoubleSpace, you
may receive the following error message when the actual problem is low
memory:
ScanDisk has detected errors on drive C. Before you can
compress this drive, you must quit DoubleSpace and
then fix the errors by typing SCANDISK /S C: at the
command prompt.
CAUSE
ScanDisk returns exit code 2 (insufficient memory) when it runs out of
memory during the system checks. However, when DoubleSpace receives
exit code 2 from ScanDisk, it returns the error message noted above.
When you run ScanDisk with the command line from the error message,
ScanDisk correctly displays one of the following error messages.
If there is not enough space to analyze a Doublespace-compressed
drive:
There is not enough free conventional memory to check a DoubleSpace
drive.
To run optimally, ScanDisk needs at least 400,814 bytes of
conventional memory.
If there is not enough memory to analyze a uncompressed or host drive:
There is not enough free conventional memory to check a
drive.
To run optimally, ScanDisk needs at least 367,022 bytes of
conventional memory.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, increase your available conventional
memory. For more information, see Chapter 6, "Making More Memory
Available" in the "User's Guide."
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/18/1999 |
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| Keywords: | KB103531 |
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