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Lucid Lightning Disk-Caching Software and SMARTDrive 4.x

Article ID: 101284

Article Last Modified on 11/22/1999

Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows 3.11 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11

This article was previously published under Q101284

SUMMARY

The setup program for Lucid Lightning disk-caching software does not detect other disk-caching software, such as Microsoft SMARTDrive version 4.x, if it is loaded high in upper memory. If disk-caching software is loaded low, Lucid Lightning disables it. In addition, the installations of Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.1, and MS-DOS 6.0 do not detect third-party disk- caching software. As a result, running both disk-caching utilities simultaneously may produce cross-linked files or lost clusters.

To correct this problem, disable one of the two disk-caching utilities by modifying the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

MORE INFORMATION

Lucid Corporation manufactures the following three versions of its Lightning disk-caching software:

Lightning version 6.0 for DOS
Lightning version 1.21 for Windows
Lightning version 1.1 for CD

To disable any version of the Lightning disk-caching software, modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT file as follows:

   REM C:\LIGHT60\L
   REM C:\WINDOWS\LIGHTWIN\L
   REM C:\LIGHTCD\L

For more information, call Lucid Corporation Technical Support.

The products included here are manufactured by Lucid Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20 4.0 4.00 4.1 4.10 third party 3rdparty smartdrv

Keywords: KB101284