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Article #12254Re: Cannot access EMS memory in Standard Mode!
From: Peter Cadoret
Date: Thu, 30 May 1991 18:36
Date: Thu, 30 May 1991 18:36
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bgebby@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Brian P Gebby) writes:
> I've been sweating over this problem for a long time now.
> I have a 80286/12MHz system with 2MB of expanded memory and 1MB of
> onboard memory base. The problem is Windows acknowledges the memory
> in real mode but won't acknowledge the memory in standard mode.
This is because windows doesn't use expanded memory in standard
mode....(because it's too slow (or so it says in the user's guide)) The
best suggestion I can give is to reconfigure your BOCA board to give you
some extended memory...., but in any case I learned this fact the hard
way too...had to go out and buy a sort of real computer.....Fearlof
Peter Cadoret fearlof@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
Edmonton Remote Systems: Serving Northern Alberta since 1982
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!wuarchive!uunet!lll-winken!aunro!ersys!fearlof From: fearlof@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Peter Cadoret) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.windows.misc Subject: Re: Cannot access EMS memory in Standard Mode! Message-ID: <s7VR31w164w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> Date: 30 May 91 18:36:03 GMT References: <1991May29.200439.27697@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems, Edmonton, AB, Canada Lines: 13