NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:   INSTALLING DR DOS ON NEC DOS 3.3 PARTITIONS
DOCUMENT ID:  TID800024
DOCUMENT REVISION:  A
DATE:  15AUG94
ALERT STATUS:  Yellow
README FOR:  NA

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
DR DOS 6.0

ABSTRACT:
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SYMPTOM

UNABLE TO INSTALL DR DOS ON A NEC DOS 3.3 PARTITION

ISSUE/PROBLEM

NEC DOS 3.3 disk partitioning schemes are not compatible with either
Compaq DOS 3.31 or DR DOS.  NEC Powermates are shipped with NEC DOS 3.3. 
This version of DOS has been HIGHLY modified from standard DOS 3.3.  One
of the changes in this version is that the NEC FDISK utility can create
partitions larger than 32 MB on the hard drive.

SOLUTION

Remove the existing partitions with NEC FDISK and recreate them with DR
DOS FDISK.  DR DOS will then install.  Removing the partitions with NEC
FDISK is the only solution.

NOTE: Running FDISK will result in the loss of all data on the disk. It is
advisable to have a backup on hand prior to conducting this procedure.

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