norm@cfctech.cfc.com (Norman J. Meluch) (03/15/91)
pjh@mccc.edu (Peter J. Holsberg) writes: {P} The MSDOS Starlan Client is configured to load itself in expanded memory {P} and doesn't complain when started. Yet I find a big chunk of the 0-640K Yes, when setting the USE_EMM=Y in the PROFILE.SYS file, you are only telling the ISO driver to load part of itsself in expanded memory. The majority of your LAN software is still loaded in conventional memory. {P} I'm using QEMM 5.12 on an 8MB machine with expanded=3072 and extended=3072. {P} If I reconfigure the Client s/w to ignore expanded memory, it takes up {P} more of the 0-640K region, but not as much as one might expect. {P} Any ideas as to how I can get it all "up there"?? Thanks. Sure. In the latest copy of AT&T's _LAN dispatch_ (Winter 1991) magazine they published an article called "RAM Cram Relief for StarGROUP 3.2 Users" by Tim Brown. The basic thrust of the article was to edit the RULES.LST file in your \ATTNET directory, and change the lines in that under the "client" section to use the QEMM loadhi command to load the network TSRs into your PC's high memory. So the line: attcfg.exe becomes c:\qemm\loadhi.com attcfg.exe etc. Of course this fix only works well on a 386 AT bus clone. Microchannel PCs don't really have enough high memory available to be much help, and 286/XT type machines don't often have a loadhi ability available. All in all, one of the most helpful tips I've seen in _LAN dispatch_ yet. - Norm. -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Norman J. Meluch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Mail: norm@cfctech.cfc.com Fax:(313)948-4975 Voice:(313)948-4809 | | Note: The opinions expressed here are in no way to be confused with valid | |_______ideas or corporate policy.____________________________________________|
saddison@ca.excelan.com (Skip Addison) (03/16/91)
The News Manager) Nntp-Posting-Host: ca Reply-To: saddison@ca.excelan.com (Skip Addison) Organization: Novell, Sunnyvale, CA References: <1991Mar12.212430.12473@mccc.edu> <1991Mar14.191415.7062@cfctech.cfc.com> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1991 15:59:36 GMT In article <1991Mar14.191415.7062@cfctech.cfc.com> norm@cfctech.cfc.com (Norman J. Meluch) writes: > ... >Of course this fix [using loadhi to load software in HI RAM] only works >well on a 386 AT bus clone. Microchannel PCs >don't really have enough high memory available to be much help, and 286/XT >type machines don't often have a loadhi ability available. > ... Not quite true. I'm using loadhi on a 286 machine now, but it requires an expanded memory board with HARDWARE SUPPORT for LIM 4.0. Many expanded memory boards only have partial support for LIM 4.0. At my local Fry's Electronics, the boards without the necessary support were $80-100. The one board they had which would create "HI RAM" was $195. We needed the hi memory and the board was cheaper than buying a new computer, so.... It's working fine using LOADHI on a network. -- Skip