Resolving Configuration Conflicts
Resolving Configuration Conflicts
The Configuration/Setup Utility program program configures only the system
hardware. It does not consider the requirements of the operating system or the
application programs. For these reasons, memory-address configuration conflicts
might occur.
Resolving Memory-Address Conflicts
The Configuration/Setup Utility program program might change the
memory-address space used by some hardware options. If this happens, the new
address might conflict with addresses defined for use through expanded memory
specification (EMS). (EMS is used only with DOS.)
If a memory conflict exists, one or more of the following conditions might exist:
The system cannot load the operating system.
The system does not work.
An application program does not operate, or it returns an error.
Screen messages indicate that a memory-address conflict exists.
You can resolve memory-address conflicts by changing either the software or
hardware configuration setup.
Changing the Software Configuration Setup
The best way to resolve memory-address conflicts is to change the software
configuration by changing the addresses that the EMS device driver defined. The
SVGA video memory occupies 8 Kb (1 Kb
=
approximately 1000 bytes) of space in
the hex C0000 to C7FFF EMS memory area. EMS device drivers must use
addresses different from those assigned to video read-only memory (ROM). You
can use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to view or change the current
setting for video ROM. For information about using the Configuration/Setup utility
programs, see “Using the Configuration/Setup Utility” on page 22.
If the SVGA or EMM386 device driver is causing the memory-address conflict, refer
to your DOS documentation. For conflicts caused by device drivers supplied with
application programs instead of those supplied with DOS, refer to the
documentation that comes with the device drivers.
Changing the Hardware Configuration Setup
An alternative way to resolve memory-address conflicts is to change the address of
the conflicting hardware option.
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