Same parameter entered twice
Cause: FORMAT. You have entered one of the following parameters more than one time: /t, /n, /f, or /v.
Action: Re-enter the correct parameter.
SDEFRAG: Not enough free disk space
Cause: STACKER. Stacker Optimizer needs xxxxx free bytes in the Stacvol file for Stacker drive x:.
Action: Remove some files and try again.
SECOND diskette bad or incompatible
Cause: DISKCOMP. You tried to read from the wrong medium in an incompatible drive.
Action: Check your diskette by using the CHKDSK command.
Sector not found
Cause: The sector containing the data could not be located on the disk.
Action: Refer to the "Responses" section. If you get the same message, select Abort and rerun the command
with a different disk.
Sector size too large in file
Cause: IBMBIO. The device driver named in <filename> specifies a device sector size larger than the devices
previously defined to DOS.
Action: Reduce the sector size to conform with the sector size of DOS.
Seek error
Cause: The hard disk or disk drive was unable to find the proper track on the disk.
Action:
o Make sure that the diskette is properly inserted in the drive.
o Try a different drive.
o Run CHKDSK.
Refer to the "Responses" section.
SHARE cannot be installed under PC DOSSHELL
Cause: SHARE. SHARE cannot be set up while operating under the PC DOS Shell.
Action: To set up SHARE, quit the PC DOS Shell; then, install SHARE from the command prompt, and start PC
DOS Shell again.
Sharing violation
Cause: COMMANDS. You tried to access a file using a sharing mode not allowed now. Normally, this occurs
when someone else is accessing the file compatibility mode for writing, or in a sharing mode that does not allow
you to access the file at the same time.
Action: Wait a short time and try again. If you need to respond, select "Retry" as your first choice. If that
fails, select "Abort."
SMARTDrive configuration is too large
Cause: SMARTDrive. There is not enough memory for the configuration you specified.
Action: Check the amount of available extended memory your computer has by using the MEM /f or MEM /c
command. Adjust your configuration accordingly.
SMARTDRV: Double-buffering driver cannot be loaded into a UMB
Cause: SMARTDRV.EXE. An attempt to load SMARTDRV.EXE into an upper memory block failed.
Action: Check your CONFIG.SYS file and ensure that you are not attempting to load SMARTDRV.EXE using the
DEVICEHIGH command or some other loadhigh utility. Use the DEVICE= command only to load SMARTDRV.EXE.
SMARTDRV: There is not enough XMS memory to load SMARTDrive
Cause: SMARTDRV. Your system does not have enough memory available for SMARTDRV. PC DOS will not load
SMARTDrive.
Action: You must add memory to your system or reduce the amount of memory used by other TSRs. Use the
MEM /c command to view the amount of memory being used by other TSRs.
SMARTDRV: WARNING: Unable to use disk cache on the specified drive
Cause: SMARTDRV. You have tried to use SMARTDRV on a CD-ROM, compressed drive, or network drive.
Action: Check the drive letter you specified for SMARTDRV and adjust accordingly.
Socket Services not loaded
Cause: PCMCIA. An attempt was made to install Card Services without first having Socket Services loaded.
Action: Load Socket Services; then, install Card Services.
Socket Services version must be 2.1
Cause: PCMCIA. The Socket Services Version on your system is not 2.1.
Action: Install Socket Services Version 2.1; then, install Card Services Version 2.1.
Socket x: does not support DRVLOCK
Cause: DRVLOCK. The specified socket does not support the lock and unlock functions of DRVLOCK.
Action: Refer to the documentation that came with the socket to verify if it supports the DRVLOCK functions.
Source and destination are the same
Cause: MOVE. You have specified the same drive for the source and target.
Action: Specify a different drive letter for the source and target drives.
Source and target drives are the same
Cause: RESTORE. You have specified the same drive as the source and target.
Action: Specify a different drive letter for the source and target drives.
Source destination conflict
Cause: E. The source and the target drives are the same.
Action: Do not specify the same drive for both the source and the target.
SOURCE diskette bad or incompatible
Cause: DISKCOPY. The errors occurred while reading the diskette. The error might have been caused by bad
sectors, or the diskette in the source drive might not be compatible with the source drive type (a high-capacity
diskette in a 360KB disk drive, for example).
Action: Check your diskette.
Source does not contain backup files
Cause: RESTORE. The source medium does not contain files created by the BACKUP command.
Action: No action is required.
Source path and target drive cannot be the same
Cause: COMMANDS. The specified source path and the destination drive are the same.
Action: Specify a path that is different from the destination drive.
Source path required
Cause: COMMANDS. You did not specify a source path.
Action: Specify the path of the original file or directory.
Stacker found an error while reading the FAT of the uncompressed drive
Cause: DCONVERT, HCONVERT. During the processing of these Stacker utilities, a problem involving the FAT of
the uncompressed drive was discovered.
Action: Run CHKDSK /f. Then rerun DCONVERT or HCONVERT.
Stacker found an error while writing the FAT of the uncompressed drive
Cause: DCONVERT, HCONVERT. During the processing of these Stacker utilities, a problem involving the FAT of
the uncompressed drive was discovered.
Action: Run CHKDSK /f. Then rerun DCONVERT or HCONVERT.
String not found
Cause: E. You specified a search for a character string that does not exist in the file.
Action: Specify another search string, or try searching for the string in another file that might contain it.
Switch x is not valid
Cause: DELTREE. One or more of the switches entered for the command is not valid, is in the wrong order, or
is duplicated. This message might also occur if the command does not use a switch.
Action: Make sure that the character following the slash (/) is valid for the DELTREE command; then, try the
command again. For information about valid DELTREE command switches, see the DELTREE command or type
deltree /? at the DOS command prompt.
Syntax error
Cause: DOS and COMMANDS. The command format you typed is incorrect.
Action: Make sure that you have used the correct format for this command. For information about the
command, check the PC DOS 7 Command Reference or type at the DOS command prompt the name of the
command followed by /?.
SYS cannot operate on target drive
Cause: SYS. The target drive you specified is not supported by the SYS command.
Action: Specify a valid target drive.
System resource exhausted
Cause: COMMANDS. The system is unable to obtain all needed resources to process this command. All available
storage is currently in use.
Action: Try one of the following:
o Reduce the number of programs presently running on your system.
o Edit the CONFIG.SYS file to reduce the value in the BUFFERS statement, or reduce the size allocated for a
virtual disk. Restart the system and retry the command.
o Install additional memory in your system.
o Contact the supplier of the application.
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