Article: Q77052
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.0
Operating System(s):
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Last Modified: 19-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 5.0
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SUMMARY
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The following is a list of the minimum, maximum, and default values for MS-DOS
5.0 devices/commands commonly used in the CONFIG.SYS file:
Driver Minimum Maximum Default
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DISPLAY.SYS
EGA cp# 0 6 6
LCD cp# 0 6 1
DRIVER.SYS
/f:# (only 1, 2, 7, 9) 2
/h:# 1 99 2
/s:# 1 99 depends on /f:#
/t:# 1 999 depends on /f:#
EMM386.EXE
EMS(K) 16 32768 256
handles 2 255 64
HIMEM.SYS
/m:# 1 14 1*
*Note: The default /m: value is hardware dependent
/int15=# 64 65535 0
/hmamin=# 0 63 0
/numhandles=# 1 128 32
RAMDRIVE.SYS
DiskSize(K) 16 32767 64
SectSize(K) (Only 128, 256, 512) 512
NumEntries 2 1024 64
SMARTDRV.SYS
IniCacheSz(K) 128 8192 256
MinCacheSz(K) 128 8192 0
Commands Minimum Maximum Default
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BREAK -- -- off
BUFFERS
128-255K RAM 1 99 5
256-511K RAM 1 99 10
512-640K RAM 1 99 15
Secondary cache 1 8 1
COUNTRY -- -- 001
DOS -- -- LOW, NOUMB
DRIVPARM
/f:# (Only 0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) 2
/h:# 1 99 depends on /f:#
/s:# 1 99 depends on /f:#
/t:# 1 999 depends on /f:#
FCBS 1 255 4
FILES 8 255 8
LASTDRIVE A Z 1 > last drive
SHELL (defaults to [boot drive:]\COMMAND.COM [boot drive:]\ /p)
STACKS
# of stacks 8 (or 0) 64 0 (IBM PC)
9 (others)
bytes/stack 32 (or 0) 512 0 (IBM PC)
128 (others)
Additional query words: 5.00 a20 handler
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS500
Version : MS-DOS:5.0
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