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LIM Expanded Memory

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From: Steve Leffler
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1993 20:01
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   I just upgraded my old AT clone from 640 K to 4 M, and I seem to be
having a problem.  The motherboard has the circuitry for expanded memory
built-in, so I configured the system for 3M of expanded memory using the
CMOS configuration program, and installed the EMS device driver that came
with the computer.  Several different diagnostic programs confirm that the
memory is there and is OK.
   The problem is that WordPerfect doesn't want to access it.  If I run it
without any switches, it crashes when I load any file over 9k.  If I use
the /32 switch to disallow LIM version 4.0 calls, it runs but it doesn't
seem to be using the expanded memory at all.  The /ws switch (which shows
the available memory) then lists only the conventional memory as available. 
   I'm guessing that this means that my expanded memory is an earlier
version of the LIM standard than 3.2, which is the earliest WordPerfect
supports.  Is this set by the hardware or by the device driver?  If the
latter, where can I get a new driver which will work with my hardware? 
Could there be something else wrong?

   Please reply by EMAIL.  I will summarize to the net.

				     ---Steven Leffler
					leffler@physics.ubc.ca
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From: leffler@physics.ubc.ca (Steve Leffler )
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Subject: LIM Expanded Memory
Date: 15 Mar 1993 20:01:37 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
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Summary: Expanded memory doesn't work right.
Keywords: EMS Expanded memory LIM