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          TITLE:  INSTALLING DR DOS ON NEC DOS 3.3 PARTITIONS
   DOCUMENT ID#:  FYI-M-1101
           DATE:  05JAN93
        PRODUCT:  DR DOS 
PRODUCT VERSION:  5 & 6
     SUPERSEDES:  N/A

        SYMPTOM:  UNABLE TO INSTALL DR DOS ON A NEC DOS 3.3
                  PARTITION

  ISSUE/PROBLEM:  NEC DOS 3.3 disk partitioning schemes are not
compatible with either Compaq DOS 3.31 or DR DOS.  NEC Powermates
are shipped with NEC DOS 3.3.  This version of DOS has been HIGHLY
modified from standard DOS 3.3.  One of the changes in this version
is that the NEC FDISK utility can create partitions larger than 32
MB on the hard drive.  

       SOLUTION:  Remove the existing partitions with NEC FDISK and
recreate them with DR DOS FDISK.  DR DOS will then install. 
Removing the partitions with NEC FDISK is the only solution.

           NOTE:  Running FDISK will result in the loss of all data
on the disk. It is advisable to have a backup on hand prior to
conducting this procedure.