Q96938: Interlnk Drives Appear as Removable Media

Article: Q96938
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22; WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
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Last Modified: 19-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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Interlnk drives are considered removable media because their connections can be
broken at any time.

MORE INFORMATION
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If you load Interlnk in the CONFIG.SYS file, all Interlnk drives (both active
and inactive) appear as removable media. DoubleSpace reports each drive as a
removable, normal local drive. Windows and Windows for Workgroups File Manager
display each drive as a removable media icon (sometimes called a "floppy icon").
SMARTDrive shows Interlnk drives as read-cached in its status table. The
Microsoft Diagnostic Utility (MSD) report Interlnk drives as floppy drives of
one cylinder.

If you try to change to an unconnected Interlnk drive, a disk error is displayed.
Once the drive connection is established, you can change between physical and
Interlnk drives normally and transparently.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20 3.00 3.00a 3.10

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Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22; WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11

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