Q73844: MS-DOS 5.0 or Later Ignores /X Parameter on BUFFERS= Line

Article: Q73844
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SUMMARY
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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 " (without the
  quotation marks)

Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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