MS-DOS 5.0 or Later Ignores /X Parameter on BUFFERS= Line (73844)



The information in this article applies to:
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
    Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22

This article was previously published under Q73844

SUMMARY

If you upgrade from MS-DOS version 4.01 to MS-DOS 5.0 or later, you may notice that the BUFFERS= line still has the /X parameter to load buffers into expanded memory.

MS-DOS 5.0 or later ignores the /X parameter on the BUFFERS= line. If MS-DOS is loaded into the high memory area (HMA), the buffers also load high.

For more information on this subject, query on the following words:

MS-DOS and 5.0 and buffers and high and memory and area


Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 5/12/2003
Keywords: KB73844