[Discussion] DOS Critical Error

[Felmon Davis]

On Thu, 3 Sep 2009, Carl Gehr wrote:

> One more question:  Doesn't DOS have a maximum partition size?
> I know I have had to create a small partition [FAT16] to install
> some old Win16 programs because even with an empty, but larger
> drive, the installer says there's not enough space.
> 
> I don't know what the number is, but I'm sure there are problems
> with a size greater than 'n...nMB'.
> 
> Carl

everyone is referring to 'DOS' but I thought the limitation is due to 
the BIOS of PCs. I believe there are 4 primary partitions though 
maybe it's 3 and one extended. not sure.

if it's a BIOS limitation then it doesn't just apply to DOS.

maybe people means something special by 'DOS'. I just think of it as a 
disk operating system. I assume one would get a similar error in 
Windows, Linux or OS-X.

please instruct me if I am wrong!

Felmon

> On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:03:11 -0700 (PDT), Thomas Clayton wrote:
> 
> >Brian,
> >
> >Firstly, Is it an 800 GB or an 80 GB. (Wow. How things have GROWN!)
> >
> >Secondly, HOW did you partition the drive? (LVM, Part'n. Magic,
> >          Part'n Manager)
> >
> >Thirdly, Besides the Boot Manager partition which HAS TO BE a Primary,
> >         what type/kind are the others.
> >(Is there an EXTENDED boundary into which some fit and are, therefore, LOGICAL drives?)
> >
> >Lastly, you're using 'only' 16-17GBs of an 800MB drive. Is that what you bought it for? (to waste space?)  ;-)
> >
> >Thomas Clayton
> >
> >
> >--- On Thu, 9/3/09, Brian Grawburg <grawburg at myglnc.com> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Brian Grawburg <grawburg at myglnc.com>
> >> Subject: [Discussion] DOS Critical Error
> >> To: "POSSI" <discussion at lists.possi.org>
> >> Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 9:39 AM
> >> I have an 800 GB HD partial
> >> partitioned. 
> >> 7.8 MB (Boot Mgr)
> >> 502 MB
> >> 3757 MB
> >> 6000 MB
> >> 6000 MB
> >> 
> >> I am able to make folders in the last 6K partition and
> >> could write some data to it. Now I get this error when I try
> >> to save data
> >> into new folders I made.  DOS Critical Error, cannot
> >> find [here is the folder name].  Anyone understand
> >> what's going on?
> 
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Felmon Davis