Marlin (SCOTT) Kline wrote:
> I have a P 200 K-6 with 32 mg EDO, I have
> CD-ROM, Iomega Zip drive,
> Printer, Scanner, Sound Card.
>
> I am using Fat 32, no Dos installed
> except from the Windows's 95
> OSR2 disk. I am trying to find out how I can
> lower the amount of memory
> being used in the Conventional 640k, at the
> ms-dos prompt I am using 72k
> and 568k free.
>
> Last night I put "rem" in my Config.sys, this is the only line of
> command: remDEVICE=C:\CDROMDRV\CYBIDE.SYS /D:CD003 and now show 52k
> being used and 588 free at the MS-DOS Prompt and at the Dos Prompt it is
> showing 49k used and 591 free, and the CD-ROM is working fine.? Which
> made a noticeable difference in performance, I am hoping that this will
> make some since out of my problem or help. It shows no drivers are
> loaded for the CD-ROM when the PC boots, I looked into Device Manager
> and all is fine. I am not sure if I am correct at adding the "rem" in
> Config.sys. This is the only partial solution I have found, I would like
> to increase the free conventional memory to at least 600k.
>
Well I found that by placing the rem in Config.sys for the CD-ROM driver
that it disables the CD-ROM in Dos, which is fine I gained 20k in the
conventional memory. I also received some help from JOE DRYSDALE and with
some programs in which I learned by typing mem/c/p at the DOS or MSDOS
Prompt will tell you what is using your conventional memory, in my case it
is MSDOS. If anyone has any advise on freeing up some of the memory used by
MSDOS I would appreciate it.Modules using memory below 1 MB:
Name Total Conventional Upper Memory
-------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
MSDOS 33,424 (33K) 33,424 (33K) 0 (0K)
HIMEM 1,168 (1K) 1,168 (1K) 0 (0K)
IFSHLP 2,864 (3K) 2,864 (3K) 0 (0K)
SETVER 832 (1K) 832 (1K) 0 (0K)
WIN 3,936 (4K) 3,936 (4K) 0 (0K)
vmm32 2,880 (3K) 2,880 (3K) 0 (0K)
COMMAND 7,760 (8K) 7,760 (8K) 0 (0K)
Free 602,016 (588K) 602,016 (588K) 0 (0K)
> Thanks
> Scott Kline
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