MS-DOS 7.xx MEMory Specs
Take Control of Your System at DOS
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Take Control of Your System at DOS
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Overview
See also my PC hardware specs and a list of benchmarks results.
First take a look at my MS-DOS 7.10 [a.k.a. MS Windows 98
SE] "MEM /A /C /P"
screen, in native/true/real MS-DOS mode, using Microsoft's HIMEM.SYS v3.95
High/Extended MEMory Manager, Uwe
Sieber's UMBPCI.SYS v3.56 Upper MEMory Extender + HIRAM.EXE v1.9 (to load HIMEM.SYS in
Upper Memory Area) in my CONFIG.SYS:
Modules using memory below 1 MB: Name Total Conventional Upper Memory -------- --------------- ----------------- ---------------- SYSTEM 16,064 (16K) 9,712 (10K) 6,352 (6K) HIMEM 1,120 (1K) 0 (0K) 1,120 (1K) NANSI 3,264 (3K) 0 (0K) 3,264 (3K) IFSHLP 2,864 (3K) 0 (0K) 2,864 (3K) VIDE-CDD 5,024 (5K) 0 (0K) 5,024 (5K) COMMAND 9,664 (9K) 0 (0K) 9,664 (9K) RECALL 2,544 (2K) 0 (0K) 2,544 (2K) MSCDEX 48,704 (48K) 0 (0K) 48,704 (48K) SMARTDRV 35,072 (34K) 0 (0K) 35,072 (34K) ZENO174 1,120 (1K) 0 (0K) 1,120 (1K) CTMOUSE 3,584 (3K) 0 (0K) 3,584 (3K) XMSDSK 688 (1K) 0 (0K) 688 (1K) NOOFF 336 (0K) 0 (0K) 336 (0K) Free 682,976 (667K) 644,048 (629K) 39,184 (38K) Memory Summary: Type of Memory Total Used Free ---------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Conventional 654,336 10,304 644,048 Upper 163,888 124,704 39,184 Reserved 0 0 0 Extended (XMS) 267,255,760 30,310,352 219,086,848 ---------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total memory 268,040,192 30,445,840 219,756,240 Total under 1 MB 818,224 135,248 682,976 Largest executable program size 644,022 (629K) Largest free upper memory block 30,944 (30K) Available space in High Memory Area 2,624 (3K) MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.
Now take a look at my MS-DOS 7.10 [a.k.a. MS Windows 98
SE] "MEM /A /C /P"
screen, in a DOS box/session/window under Windows 98 SE GUI, using Microsoft's HIMEM.SYS v3.95
High/Extended MEMory Manager, Uwe
Sieber's UMBPCI.SYS v3.56 Upper MEMory Extender + HIRAM.EXE v1.9 (to load HIMEM.SYS in
Upper Memory Area) in my CONFIG.SYS:
Modules using memory below 1 MB: Name Total Conventional Upper Memory -------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- SYSTEM 16,096 (16K) 9,712 (10K) 6,352 (6K) COMMAND 9,728 (10K) 64 (0K) 9,664 (9K) WIN 2,624 (3K) 2,624 (3K) 0 (0K) vmm32 47,024 (46K) 7,840 (8K) 39,184 (38K) COMMAND 7,424 (7K) 7,424 (7K) 0 (0K) HIMEM 1,120 (1K) 0 (0K) 1,120 (1K) NANSI 3,264 (3K) 0 (0K) 3,264 (3K) IFSHLP 2,864 (3K) 0 (0K) 2,864 (3K) VIDE-CDD 5,024 (5K) 0 (0K) 5,024 (5K) RECALL 2,544 (2K) 0 (0K) 2,544 (2K) MSCDEX 48,704 (48K) 0 (0K) 48,704 (48K) SMARTDRV 35,072 (34K) 0 (0K) 35,072 (34K) ZENO174 1,120 (1K) 0 (0K) 1,120 (1K) CTMOUSE 3,584 (3K) 0 (0K) 3,584 (3K) XMSDSK 688 (1K) 0 (0K) 688 (1K) NOOFF 336 (0K) 0 (0K) 336 (0K) Free 622,752 (608K) 622,752 (608K) 0 (0K) Memory Summary: Type of Memory Total Used Free ---------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Conventional 651,264 28,512 622,752 Upper 163,888 163,888 0 Reserved 0 0 0 Extended (XMS) 267,255,760 ? 219,086,848 ---------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total memory 268,040,192 ? 219,756,240 Total under 1 MB 815,152 192,400 622,752 Largest executable program size 622,736 (608K) Largest free upper memory block 0 (0K) Available space in High Memory Area 2,624 (3K) MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.
... And this is how I did it:
; Skip 2 seconds boot delay [/F] + load part of IO.SYS high [/E:xxx] SWITCHES line: SWITCHES=/F /E ; Load DOS HIGH + enable DOS UMA (Upper Memory Area): DOS=HIGH,UMB,AUTO ; UMBPCI.SYS v3.56 Upper MEMory Extender [enables UMA]: DEVICE=C:\MAX\UMBPCI.SYS ; HIRAM.EXE v1.9 Upper MEMory Provider [maps UMA and loads HIMEM.SYS high]: DEVICE=C:\MAX\HIRAM.EXE ; HIMEM.SYS v3.95 HIGH + Extended MEMory Manager [MANDATORY for Windows 9x!]: DEVICEHIGH=C:\W95\HIMEM.SYS /NUMHANDLES=128 /TESTMEM:OFF /Q ; Optimal BUFFERS line when using SMARTDRV: BUFFERS=11,0 ; Optimal FILES line: FILES=60 ; My LASTDRIVE line: LASTDRIVE=I ; Disable old FCBS support: FCBS=1,0 ; Disable DOS STACKS support: STACKS=0,0 ; VIDE-CDD.SYS v2.14 "universal" MS-DOS mode IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM driver: DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:DVD--ROM /D:CD--RW ; Enable MS-DOS mode NANSI.SYS v4.0a CONsole accelerator driver [ANSI.SYS replacement]: DEVICEHIGH=C:\MAX\NANSI.SYS /X ; Enable MS-DOS support for Windows 32-bit Disk Access [MANDATORY for Windows 9x/ME!]: DEVICEHIGH=C:\W95\IFSHLP.SYS ; Zeno v1.74 DOS text mode VGA BIOS accelerator: DEVICEHIGH=C:\MAX\ZENO174.EXE /Q ; Increased COMMAND environment SHELL line: SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /E:1280 /L:160 /U:160 /P /F ; Disable files last ACCessed DATE in DOS: ACCDATE=C- D- E- F- ; My PATH line [I installed Windows 98 SE in C:\W95]: SET PATH=C:\;C:\W95;C:\W95\COMMAND;C:\W95\SYSTEM;C:\BAT;C:\MAX;C:\ZIP;C:\3D; ; TEMPorary files path [next 2 lines]: SET TEMP=H:\TEMP SET TMP=H:\TEMP ; Disable last typed command in DOS: SET CMDLINE=
:: Disable CONsole display [similar to using > NUL]: @CTTY NUL :: Enable FastVid v1.10 DOS/Windows video acceleration [Pentium Pro/II/III/IV ONLY!]: C:\3D\FASTVID.EXE XX1 128 C0000000 :: Enable Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold ISA sound card Audio + MIDI in all MS-DOS modes [next 7 lines]: SET CTCM=C:\AWE64 SET SOUND=C:\AWE64 C:\AWE64\CTCM.EXE /B SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E MODE:0 C:\AWE64\AWEUTIL.COM /S C:\AWE64\MIXERSET.EXE /P /Q :: LFNs [Long File Names] DOS BATch support: LFNFOR ON :: MicroSoft CD-rom EXtensions driver v2.25 [using VIDE-CDD.SYS in CONFIG.SYS]: LOADHIGH=C:\W95\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:DVD--ROM /D:CD--RW /M:16 :: MS-DOS SmartDrive v5.02 disk cache driver: LOADHIGH=C:\W95\SMARTDRV.EXE 6144 16 A- B- C+ D+ E+ F+ G H- /N :: DOS Mouse driver INItialization path [location of MOUSE.INI]: SET MOUSE=C:\MAX :: Logitech Mouse INItialization path [location of MOUSEDRV.INI]: SET LMOUSE=C:\MAX :: Cute Mouse v2.0 DOS Mouse driver: LOADHIGH=C:\MAX\CTMOUSE.EXE /R44 :: Fastest MS-DOS mode Keyboard response: C:\W95\COMMAND\MODE.COM CON: RATE=32 DELAY=1 :: DOS Recall v1.2c driver [DOSKEY.COM replacement]: LOADHIGH=C:\MAX\RECALL.COM -I :: XMSDSK v1.9i RAM Disk driver [RAMDRIVE.SYS replacement]: LOADHIGH=C:\RAM\XMSDSK.EXE 24576 H: /T /Y IF NOT EXIST H:\TEMP\NUL MD H:\TEMP :: NoOff v1.4 OSR2/Win98 ATX shut down to MS-DOS TSR: LOADHIGH=C:\MAX\NOOFF.COM :: Quantum3D Obsidian2 X-24 PCI TV 3dfx Voodoo2 SLI 3D video card SET <variable> [next 3 lines]: SET FX_GLIDE_NO_SPLASH=1 SET FX_GLIDE_SWAPINTERVAL=0 SET SSTV2_GRXCLK=100 :: Disable COPY/MOVE/XCOPY commands confirmation prompt: SET COPYCMD=/Y :: DIR command sort settings: SET DIRCMD=/A/O:GEN/P/V :: MS-DOS + Windows PROMPT [next 2 lines]: SET PROMPT=UMBPCI: DOS 7.10 + Windows 98 SE$_$P$G SET WINPMT=DOS Box: Hit Insert 2 return 2 Windows!$_$P$G :: Reenable CONsole display: CTTY CON :: F1-F12 remapped keys [using NANSI.SYS in CONFIG.SYS]: @TYPE C:\MAX\KEY.TXT
Take a look at my "Complete MSDOS.SYS Reference" page to learn how to master ALL MSDOS.SYS parameters [even those UNDOCUMENTED], and how to tweak them to MAXIMIZE your Windows 95/98 machine performance.
; MSDOS.SYS [Paths] section: [Paths] ; Set Windows 9x OS Directory: WinDir=C:\W95 ; Set Windows 9x OS Boot Directory: WinBootDir=C:\W95 ; Set Host Windows 9x OS Boot Drive: HostWinBootDrv=C ; MSDOS.SYS [Options] section: [Options] ; Disable ScanDisk check after system lockup [OSR 2.x + Win98/ME ONLY!]: Autoscan=0 ; Skip 2 seconds boot delay [In Win98/ME defaults to 0!]: BootDelay=0 ; Boot to MS-DOS mode: BootGUI=0 ; Enable Startup Menu keys: BootKeys=1 ; Display Windows 9x Startup Menu: BootMenu=1 ; Select Normal boot option [loads Windows 9x]: BootMenuDefault=1 ; 5 seconds boot delay: BootMenuDelay=5 ; Enable Dual-Boot: BootMulti=1 ; Enable Windows 9x as OS: BootWin=1 ; Disable DoubleSpace: DblSpace=0 ; Disable BOOTLOG.TXT creation: DisableLog=1 ; Disable Double Buffer: DoubleBuffer=0 ; Disable DriveSpace: DrvSpace=0 ; Disable loading of COMMAND.COM at top of conventional RAM: LoadTop=0 ; Display bootup Logo: Logo=1 ; Enable boot with Network/TCP/IP support: Network=1 ; Disable System Registry scan: SystemReg=0 ; Windows 98/ME version check [Win98/ME ONLY!]: WinVer=4.10.2222 ;The following lines are required for compatibility with other programs. ;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be >1024 bytes). ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxd ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxe ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxg ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxh ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxi ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxj ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxk ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxm ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxn ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxo ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxp ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxq ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxr ;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxs
