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Suspend-to-Disk Utility: Dell Latitude CPx H-Series/J-Series User's Guide
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Suspend-to-Disk Utility (For Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows
NT Only):
Dell™ Latitude™ CPx H-Series/J-Series User's Guide
The Suspend-to-Disk (S2D) utility allows you to manage the S2D
partition in your file system as your computing needs change. For instance, you can remove
the S2D partition if you need the space on the hard-disk drive for other purposes, or you
can use the S2D utility to create the partition if you have removed it.
If you want to use the S2D partition on your hard-disk drive for
another purpose (for instance, if you are running out of file space), perform the
following steps to remove the partition:
- At an MS-DOS® prompt, type cd
c:\dell\util and press <Enter> to change to the directory
on your hard-disk drive that contains the S2D utility files.
If you are using an operating system that is not compatible with
MS-DOS, see the readme.s2d file for instructions.
- Type rms2d
and press <Enter>.
Status messages appear on the display as the removal process
progresses. When the S2D partition has been removed, the following message appears:
The S2D partition was successfully removed.
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NOTE: After you remove the S2D partition, the
computer cannot activate suspend-to-disk mode until you recreate the partition. If you try
to activate suspend-to-disk mode and receive the message No
Suspend-To-Disk partition available, you must create an S2D
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The mks2d.exe file creates the S2D partition the computer
uses to store the system data that is saved when you put the computer in suspend-to-disk
mode. Use the mks2d.exe file to create a new S2D partition in the following cases:
- If Dell did not install MS-DOS on your hard-disk drive
- If you increase the amount of system memory by adding a memory module
- If you used the rms2d.exe file to remove the original S2D
partition and now want to recreate the partition
- If your hard-disk drive becomes corrupted
- If you install a new hard-disk drive
- If you received the system utilities separately on diskette or CD or
if you deleted the S2D utility from your hard-disk drive
To create an S2D partition, perform the following steps.
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NOTE: If you are creating the partition on a new
hard-disk drive, if Dell did not install MS-DOS on your hard-disk drive, or if you are
using an operating system that is not compatible with MS-DOS, read the readme.s2d
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- At an MS-DOS prompt, type cd
c:\dell\util and press <Enter> to change to the directory
on your hard-disk drive that contains the S2D utility files.
- Type mks2d
and press <Enter>.
As the utility builds the partition, status messages appear on the
display. If an error message appears, it provides information about which steps to take to
continue building the partition.
When the S2D partition has been built and verified, the following
message appears:
The S2D partition was successfully created.
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