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Q103668: System Hangs When SCSI Driver Is Loaded After DBLSPACE.SYS

Article: Q103668
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.2,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 25-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.2, 6.22 
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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
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SCSI device drivers loaded high or loaded after MS-DOS 6.2 DBLSPACE.SYS in the
CONFIG.SYS file may cause the system to stop responding (hang).

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, load your SCSI device driver before DBLSPACE.SYS in
the CONFIG.SYS file. If your system still hangs, load the device driver low
(that is, change "DEVICEHIGH=" to "DEVICE=" and remove the /L parameter). For
example, change

  devicehigh /L:1,1234 =c:\scsi.sys

  to:

  device=c:\scsi.sys


Additional query words: 6.20 gateway scuzzy USPI14.SYS USPI

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620
Version           : MS-DOS:6.2,6.22

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