Hello Niels,

 >>  NP> Using the 386 method of loading EMM386 only results in an
 >>  NP> error message of "incorrect processor type"

 >> I wonder why?

 NP> I should have added " as I expected it to do" :-)

:-)

 >>  NP> Is there something I am missing that will make this memory
 >>  NP> available for use??

 >> You have about two choices, a Ramdrive or a disk cache like
 >> Smartdrive.

 NP> Mickey$ofts DOS 5 RAMDRIVE & SMARTDRV.SYS bothe refuse to co-operate
 NP> and inform me that there is "No XMS memory mamger installed"

Erm - you did load HIMEM.SYS, yay?

 NP> I put the lines in CONFIG.SYS ....

 NP> DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
 NP> DOS=HIGH

 NP> and managed to get the bulk of DOS out of conventional memory and into
 NP> High memory, but that was as far as I can get.

Oh.  Something very silly going on there in that case.
Either a CMOS option (like the A20 or EMS settings) are not
configured properly, or it may be a chipset specific problem.
You'll probably also find, until you find the cause, that it
won't run Win 3.1 either.

I had 2 286's - one a later model with a half dozen ASIC chips
on the motherboard, and an older one that was a discrete design
with literally hundreds of standard TTL chips.  Both only
needed:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DOS=HIGH,UMB
to enable the ramdrive/smartdrive entries to work.

 NP> Previous to this I had 1,048,576 of XMS, but it still leaves a nice
 NP> 983,040 bytes still free that I would dearly love to put to use.

If there is an "advanced" section in the CMOS setup, have a close
play with any settings that mention "A20" or "EMS".

 >> PS: I emailed that JPG to a couple of TML users (JG & DM), if all
 >> went well it should be on Paul's system soon...

 NP> Thanks heaps for that

No worries.  Did you get the file?

Regards,
Chris.


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