Avoiding Memory Manager Conflicts
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Avoiding Memory Manager Conflicts
If you are not using Card Services and you are using an
expanded (EMM386.EXE) or extended (HIMEM.SYS)
memory manager on your PC, you must exclude an 8 K
block of upper memory from use by the memory manager.
The memory requirement is 4 K when the diagnostic tests
are not running.
All PCs running Windows have a memory manager.
Follow these steps to exclude 8 K of memory for the
PC Card:
1 Make a backup copy of the CONFIG.SYS file. Type:
copy config.sys config.old [Enter]
2 Use a text editor to edit the CONFIG.SYS file on your PC.
3 Exclude the memory range that the PC Card is using.
For example, type this line into the device section of
the new CONFIG.SYS file:
device=c:\windows\emm386.exe noems x=DE00–DFFF
where
x
stands for
exclude
, followed by the memory range
that the PC Card is using. In this example, the memory
setting is DE00–DFFF. This is only a sample.
Refer to the manual that accompanied the memory manager
software for additional instructions and information on how
to exclude memory.
4 Save the CONFIG.SYS file and exit the text editor.
5 Reboot the PC.
The procedure for avoiding conflicts with a memory
manager is completed.
