MS-DOS in 98SE

[Dan]

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Direct Disk Access --- what are the advantages and disadvantages of using
this in 98SE. Thanks in Advance and have a nice day!

 

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On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:09:25 -0700, "Dan" <spamyou@user.nec> wrote:

>Direct Disk Access --- what are the advantages and disadvantages of using
>this in 98SE. Thanks in Advance and have a nice day!

Dan,

Some information here.
Direct Disk Access (Bypassing the BIOS)
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/bios/biosDirect-c.html

As an aside, If a program or utility locks a drive for direct disk
access then does not close properly it causes a problem. The drive
remains locked and when re-booting there is usually a warning. To
unlock the drive in Dos enter Unlock C: This does not happen often
anymore and when it does it's usually a utility that crashes that's
responsible.

WARNING: The Dos LOCK command enables direct disk access by programs
that can CORRUPT file names and/or DESTROY disk data, resulting in
the loss of files on your disk.

Regards,

Bill Watt
Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/

 

[Dan]

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Thanks, Bill Watt. It sounds really dangerous so I will make sure to fully
back up my hard drive before attempting something like this. Have a nice
day!

"Bill Watt" <nobwatt@epix.net> wrote in message
news:ihfv319156aadaqjm0as075k82e0u46mk7@4ax.com...
: On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:09:25 -0700, "Dan" <spamyou@user.nec> wrote:
:
: >Direct Disk Access --- what are the advantages and disadvantages of using
: >this in 98SE. Thanks in Advance and have a nice day!
:
: Dan,
:
: Some information here.
: Direct Disk Access (Bypassing the BIOS)
: http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/bios/biosDirect-c.html
:
: As an aside, If a program or utility locks a drive for direct disk
: access then does not close properly it causes a problem. The drive
: remains locked and when re-booting there is usually a warning. To
: unlock the drive in Dos enter Unlock C: This does not happen often
: anymore and when it does it's usually a utility that crashes that's
: responsible.
:
: WARNING: The Dos LOCK command enables direct disk access by programs
: that can CORRUPT file names and/or DESTROY disk data, resulting in
: the loss of files on your disk.
:
: Regards,
:
: Bill Watt
: Computer Help and Information http://home.epix.net/~bwatt/
: