MIRROR Err Msg on DBLSPACE Drive: The Boot Sector of this...
PSS ID Number: Q104215
Article last modified on 11-02-1993
PSS database name: O_MSDOS

6.00 6.20

MS-DOS


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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0 and 6.2
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SYMPTOMS
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MIRROR may fail on a DoubleSpace-compressed drive with the following
error message:

   The boot sector of this drive is incompatible with the 
   MIRROR command.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs on some DoubleSpace-compressed drives smaller than
32 megabytes due to a problem in MIRROR.

RESOLUTION
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If you receive the error message noted above, you cannot use MIRROR to
create mirror files on the DoubleSpace-compressed drive unless you can
increase the size of the DoubleSpace drive.

Additional reference words: 6.00 6.20

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.