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documentation for file recovery procedures. It is
common for software to automatically create backup
files. If your main file is damaged, you can often
rename and use the backup file.
You may be able to recover lost data by using The
Undelete uitlity in Windows of by using another
utility software. Refer to your Windows
documentation.
Diskette error Run SCANDISK to check the condition of your
files and disk. Refer to your MS-DOS
documentation or on-line HELP for information on
running SCANDISK and the defragmenter.
RAMDRIVE
You can use part of your computer’s memory for a RAMDRIVE, therefore RAMDRIVE
problems could be memory related. For more information, refer to Chapter 9, Memory, and
to your MS-DOS documentation.
Problem Procedure
RAMDRIVE doesn't function Make sure your CONFIG.SYS file is in the root
directory of drive C and that it contains this line:
device= path \ramdrive.sys
options
where path lists the directory that contains
RAMDRIVE.SYS (for example, C:\DOS) and
options include the size of the RAMDRIVE and the
memory (conventional, extended or expanded) for the
drive.
Make sure there is enough memory for a
RAMDRIVE. If your RAMDRIVE is in conventional
memory, load all the resident memory programs you
plan to use, then execute the MS-DOS CHKDSK
command. CHKDSK displays the total memory
available and total memory used.
If your RAMDRIVE is in expanded memory, are you
running another application that uses expanded
memory? Did you select enough expanded memory
(EMS) to handle your RAMDRIVE?
Confirm that your CONFIG.SYS file contains these