2-4 Installation and Upgrade
Running the PHDisk STD Utility
The PHDisk utility allows you to create a suspend-to-disk (STD) partition or file
that saves open files when you activate STD mode and power off the computer.
To use the STD feature, first run the PHDisk utility. There are two options when
executing this utility.
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PHDisk / Create / Partition – You can run Suspend-to-Disk and save
your work into an allocated fixed disk partition. Do this before
partitioning and formatting your hard disk. This option is more secure
since the files are saved in a separate partition and there is no risk of
deletion. However, you need to allocate enough disk partition for future
memory upgrade. The STD partition should always be larger than the
system memory RAM.
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PHDisk / Create / File – You can run Suspend-to-Disk and save your
work into a STD file. You do not need to allocate an extra disk partition
for this option. However, option is less secure since there is a risk of
deleting the hidden STD file.
Running the PHDisk /Create /Partition Option
Before you run this option, carefully consider the disk size needed for the STD
partition. The STD partition should be larger than the installed system memory
RAM. If you plan to install more memory in the future, allocate more disk
space. Run PHDisk under DOS and leave around 5% of disk space or more for
the non-DOS partition. This is used later by the PHDisk for the STD partition.
If you have run PHDisk before, delete the original partition on the hard disk.
Load the Versa Application and Drivers CD and look for the PHDisk program
file. Run PHDISK /Create /Partition or PHDISK /C /P.
The PHDisk utility program automatically assigns a disk size in reference to the
installed system RAM to be allocated for the STD partition. After PHDisk has
completed the STD partition, you are prompted to reboot the system.
Running the PHDisk /Create /File
Creating a STD file is simple since you do not need to allocate an extra disk
partition. Load the notebook driver CD and look for the PHDisk program file.
Run PHDisk /Create /File or PHDisk /C /F.
PHDisk creates the SAVE2DSK.BIN file on drive C. The size of this file
depends on the installed RAM memory of your computer. This file is also
hidden and has read-only attributes. Do not delete this file.
