HP Compaq Integrated Smart Array Controller - Manual (Page 63)

Installing the Operating System Drivers 5-23
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Partitioning
Observe the following limitations for IBM OS/2 on any computer system:
■ The maximum allowed partition size on FAT is 2 GB (2048 MB).
■ It is recommended that you do not exceed 8 GB for an HPFS boot
partition. If you exceed this size, the disk may run out of working room
for the OS/2 system files and prevent the ROM from loading system
files on start up.
■ This driver has been tested with HPFS partition sizes of up to 40 GB.
Do not create partitions exceeding 40 GB on any of the RAID volumes
in an OS/2 environment.
The IBM OS/2 operating system may allow the creation of partitions beyond
these specified boundaries, but you should adhere to the functional limits
outlined above to ensure proper functionality.
Booting OS/2 from a Integrated Smart Array
Controller Drive
This section describes additional information for starting OS/2 from a Compaq
Integrated Smart Array Controller.
The CPQARRAY.ADD driver must always be present when booting from the
Integrated Smart Array Controller. If the controller is the primary disk
controller, edit the CONFIG.SYS file to ensure that the first BASEDEV entry
present is:
BASEDEV=CPQARRAY.ADD
This ordering guarantees that the CPQARRAY.ADD driver is the first ADD
driver loaded and that the operating system assigns the first hard drive on the
Integrated Smart Array Controller as the boot drive. For example:
BASEDEV=CPQARRAY.ADD
BASEDEV=CPQ53CX.ADD
If OS/2 boots from another controller, order the other controller first:
BASEDEV=AMSI02.ADD
BASEDEV=CPQARRAY.ADD