11README.TXT
2- October 12 , 1988
2+ December 1 , 1988
33
44This document covers topics not included in MS-DOS printed documentation.
55It also lists a small number of corrections.
66
7+
78DEVICE DRIVERS
89--------------
910
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ please see the Microsoft MS-DOS User's Reference.
4344
4445HIMEM.SYS--Installable Device Driver for Extended Memory
4546---------------------------------------------------------
46-
4747Capabilities
4848------------
4949
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ If you are loading other extended memory programs which do not use the XMS
6464interface to manage the extended memory, they should be configured to
6565leave at least 64K of extended memory free.
6666
67+
6768System Requirements
6869
6970To use HIMEM.SYS with your computer, you need the following:
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ o An IBM PC/AT, PS/2 (except models 25 and 30), or compatible computer
7273
7374o Extended memory
7475
76+
7577Installing HIMEM.SYS
7678
7779To install HIMEM.SYS, include the following command line in your
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ will be displayed:
125127
126128 n extended memory handles available.
127129
130+
128131Examples
129132
130133The following command line shows the most common configuration of HIMEM.SYS:
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@ maximum number of Extended Memory Block handles:
142145
143146 DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS /NUMHANDLES=128
144147
148+
145149Messages
146150
147151The following messages may appear when you install the HIMEM.SYS
@@ -157,7 +161,7 @@ You have installed HIMEM.SYS properly.
157161
158162You have tried to install HIMEM.SYS on a machine using a version of MS-DOS
159163lower than 3.0. You can only install HIMEM.SYS on systems using MS-DOS
160- Version 3.00 or higher.
164+ version 3.00 or higher.
161165
162166* ERROR: HIMEM.SYS requires an 80x86-based machine.
163167 XMS Driver not installed.
@@ -212,13 +216,13 @@ System Requirements
212216
213217To use EMM386.SYS with your computer, you need the following:
214218
215- o A 80386 based computer compatible with the IBM AT standard
219+ o A 80386- based computer compatible with the IBM AT standard
216220 hardware/software interface, such as Compaq 386 or AST Premium 386.
217221
218222o Extended memory
219223
220224Note: The EMM386.SYS driver detects most boards which utilize memory
221- between the addresses A000-E000. To determine what memory addresses to
225+ between the addresses A000-- E000. To determine what memory addresses to
222226exclude, or where to load its page frame, EMM386.SYS searches between A000
223227and E000 to find addresses used by these adapters. It will not load its
224228page frame at these addresses. Once it finds a contiguous block of 64K of
@@ -230,7 +234,7 @@ Installing EMM386.SYS
230234To install EMM386.SYS, include the following command line in your
231235CONFIG.SYS file:
232236
233- DEVICE=[d:][path]emm386.sys [size] [X:mmmm-nnnn] [Mx]
237+ DEVICE=[d:][path]EMM386.SYS [size] [X:mmmm-nnnn] [Mx]
234238
235239You should make sure that the EMM386.SYS driver gets loaded before any
236240other programs, such as Microsoft RAMDrive, that use expanded memory.
@@ -239,26 +243,26 @@ Following is a description of the options in the EMM386.SYS command line:
239243
240244size
241245
242- size specifies the amount of extended memory that EMM386.SYS will use.
243- Specify the amount in kilobytes. The recommended amount is 512K and
244- default is 256K.
246+ This option specifies the amount of extended memory that
247+ EMM386.SYS will use. Specify the amount in kilobytes.
248+ The recommended amount is 512K and default is 256K.
245249
246250X:mmmm-nnnn (Memory Exclusion Range)
247251
248- This parameter allows you to specify a range of memory which will not be
252+ This option allows you to specify a range of memory which will not be
249253used for locating the EMM386.SYS page frame or other mappable pages. Use
250254this option if an expansion option board (e.g., a network board) is
251255installed between the addresses A000 and E000.
252256
253257Don't use this option unless you detect a conflict between EMM386.SYS and
254- an expansion option board. However, a conflict is not likely to occur, as
258+ an expansion option board. However, a conflict is not likely to occur as
255259EMM386.SYS automatically recognizes the presence of most expansion option
256- boards and will not try and use the range of memory these boards use for
260+ boards and will not try to use the range of memory these boards use for
257261locating the EMM386.SYS page frame or mappable pages.
258262
259263Mx (Page Frame Address Location)
260264
261- This parameter allows you to directly specify where the EMM386.SYS page
265+ This option allows you to directly specify where the EMM386.SYS page
262266frame should be located in memory. EMM386.SYS will automatically locate
263267an address for the EMM386.SYS page frame. Don't use this option unless
264268you want to locate the page frame at a different address. If EMM386.SYS
@@ -284,27 +288,27 @@ conflict with any options that you have previously installed.
284288
285289Examples
286290
287- device=emm386.sys 1024
291+ DEVICE=EMM386.SYS 1024
288292
289293This will load the EMM386.SYS driver and take 1024K of extended memory
290294to provide expanded memory.
291295
292296
293- device=emm386.sys 1024 X:C400-C7FF
297+ DEVICE=EMM386.SYS 1024 X:C400-C7FF
294298
295299This will produce the same result as in the first example, but it also
296300excludes the C400 to C7FF (768K to 832K) from being used by EMM386.SYS to
297301locate its page frame or mappable pages.
298302
299303
300- device=emm386.sys 1024 X:C400-C7FF X:E000-E3FF
304+ DEVICE=EMM386.SYS 1024 X:C400-C7FF X:E000-E3FF
301305
302306This will produce the same result as in the second example, but it excludes
303307both C400-C7FF and E000-E3FF (896K to 960K) from being used by EMM386.SYS
304308to locate its page frame or mappable pages.
305309
306310
307- device=emm386.sys 1024 M6
311+ DEVICE=EMM386.SYS 1024 M6
308312
309313This will load EMM386.SYS and make 1024K of expanded memory available for
310314its use. It also forces EMM386.SYS to locate its page frame at D800.
@@ -352,7 +356,7 @@ You will need additional extended memory required to install EMM386.SYS
352356
353357You have tried to install EMM386.SYS on a machine using a version of MS-DOS
354358lower than 3.1. You can only install EMM386.SYS on systems using MS-DOS
355- Version 3.1 or higher.
359+ version 3.1 or higher.
356360
357361* EMM386 not installed - incorrect machine type.
358362
@@ -371,6 +375,91 @@ contiguous memory in the 640K to 1 MB range to load its page frame
371375You cannot install EMM386.SYS twice.
372376
373377
378+ XMA2EMS.SYS Device Driver
379+ -------------------------
380+
381+ This is a device driver that supports the Lotus, Intel, and Microsoft
382+ (LIM) Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) 4.0 under DOS 4.0.
383+
384+ Important
385+
386+ o Expanded memory is memory addressed through a
387+ combination of an Expanded Memory Specification (EMS)
388+ device driver, such as XMA2EMS.SYS, and a hardware
389+ adapter capable of providing expanded memory. This
390+ memory enhancement is available to you if you have
391+ one of the following installed:
392+
393+ - IBM 2MB Expanded Memory Adapter
394+ - IBM Personal System/2 80286 Expanded Memory
395+ Adapter/A
396+ - IBM Personal System/2 80286 Memory Expansion Option
397+
398+ o Refer to the EMS 4.0 specification for further
399+ information about how to allocate the memory in your
400+ system.
401+
402+
403+ Example
404+
405+ For example, to specify a 64K page frame for EMS applications, two
406+ 16K pages for DOS usage, and 1MB as the amount of expanded memory to
407+ allocate, enter the following line in your CONFIG.SYS file:
408+
409+ DEVICE=C:\DOS\XMA2EMS.SYS FRAME=D000 P254=C000 P255=C400 /X:64
410+
411+ The following section explains the values entered in
412+ this command line and other values that can be substituted.
413+
414+
415+ Remarks
416+
417+ o The FRAME=D000 parameter specifies the default EMS page frame. It
418+ consists of a 64K contiguous (connecting) space of available
419+ memory, specified as one address that automatically sets the next
420+ four contiguous pages. You may substitute the address segment,
421+ D000, with any 64K available page frame from address segments
422+ hexadecimal C000 through E000.
423+
424+ o If you specify the FRAME parameter (such as FRAME=D000) to set
425+ pages P0, P1, P2, and P3, you cannot individually specify page
426+ p0, p1, p2, or p3 in the DEVICE statement. By specifying the
427+ FRAME parameter, you are already identifying four contiguous
428+ pages.
429+
430+ For example, you could set pages p0 through p3 from D000 through
431+ DC00 or have a page frame begin at D000 if you have a 64KB
432+ contiguous space in memory:
433+
434+ DEVICE=XMA2EMS.SYS P0=D000 P1=D400 P2=D800 P3=DC00 P254=C000 P255=C400
435+
436+ or
437+
438+ DEVICE=XMA2EMS.SYS FRAME=D000 P254=C000 P255=C400
439+
440+
441+ o The P254=C000 and P255=C400 parameters in the example represent
442+ "pages". A page is a fixed-length block of memory that is equal
443+ to 16K of memory and can represent the value P0, P1, P2, P3,
444+ P254, or P255. In the case of the XMA2EMS driver, pages P254 and
445+ P255 are reserved for use by DOS. If you specify the P254 page,
446+ you can run FASTOPEN in expanded memory by
447+ specifying the /X parameter. If you specify P255, you can run the
448+ BUFFERS command with the /X parameter specified. If you do not
449+ specify P254 or P255 in your DEVICE statement for XMA2EMS, DOS
450+ cannot use expanded memory and, therefore, uses conventional
451+ memory for DOS functions.
452+
453+ o You can set the size value of /X from a minimum of four 16K
454+ pages through the default value which is the maximum total
455+ available memory in multiples of 16K pages. For example, the
456+ minimum amount of memory you may specify is 64K (four 16K
457+ pages):
458+
459+ DEVICE=C:\DOS\XMA2EMS.SYS FRAME=D000 P254=C000 P255=C400 /X:4
460+
461+
462+
374463CORRECTIONS
375464-----------
376465
@@ -393,3 +482,13 @@ MS-DOS User's Reference--Mode command--Page 100.
393482The second syntax statement should read:
394483
395484mode [display],shift[,t]
485+
486+
487+ MS-DOS User's Reference--Select command--Page 122.
488+
489+ The third paragraph should read:
490+
491+ If you have already installed MS-DOS on the hard disk and you need to
492+ update the specifications made previously, insert the Install disk in drive A,
493+ set drive A as the default drive, and enter the following at the DOS prompt:
494+
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