Partitioning - Compaq Smart Array 221 User Manual

7-24 Installing the Operating System Drivers

Partitioning

The following are limitations for OS/2 on any computer system:
Any FAT partition cannot be larger than 2-GB (2048-MB) in size.
It is recommended that you do not exceed 8-GB for an HPFS boot
partition. If you exceed this size it would be possible for the OS/2 system
files to end up beyond 8-GB on the disk and this would prevent the ROM
from loading them at boot time.
OS/2 may allow the creation of partitions beyond these specified boundaries, but
you should adhere to these limits to ensure proper functionality.
Booting OS/2 from a Smart Array 221
Controller Drive
This section describes additional information on booting a system from a
Compaq Smart Array 221 Controller.
The CPQARRAY.ADD driver must always be present when booting from a
Smart Array 221 Controller (the Compaq IAES is not a bootable device).
If a Smart Array 221 Controller is the primary disk controller, edit the
CONFIG.SYS file and make sure the "BASEDEV=CPQARRAY.ADD" entry in
the file is the first BASEDEV entry present. This guarantees that the
CPQARRAY.ADD driver is the first ADD driver loaded and thus cause OS/2 to
assign the first hard drive on the first Smart Array 221 Controller as the boot
drive. For example:
BASEDEV=CPQARRAY.ADD
BASEDEV=CPQ53CX.ADD
If OS/2 is booting from another controller, order the other controller first:
BASEDEV=AMSI02.ADD
BASEDEV=CPQARRAY.ADD
Writer: Karen Hale Project: Compaq Smart Array 221 Controller User Guide Comments: 388541-001
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