Xref: utzoo comp.os.msdos.apps:1397 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:7766 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:6818 Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!news From: smsmith@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M. Smith) Subject: Yet another QEMM question (Micronics owners--how do YOU do it?) Message-ID: <1991Mar23.043251.19560@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Summary: BIOS woes, memory shortages. Originator: smsmith@hpuxa.acs.ohio-state.edu Keywords: QEMM Sender: news@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: hpuxa.acs.ohio-state.edu Organization: The Ohio State University Distribution: usa Date: Sat, 23 Mar 1991 04:32:51 GMT Lines: 26 I've spent way too much time trying to configure my new 386 to work with QEMM and Desqview! Could some kind soul who has a Micronics ASIC 386 motherboard answer the following questions? --Is the area between E000 and FFFF really used by the hardware for BIOS shadowing? That's 128k!!! --How do I get QEMM to recognize the hardware-shadowed BIOS correctly? I tried "NOHS" (the "no holes" parameter) in my QEMM386.SYS line, and it still only sees 64k (the area in F000-FFFF). --If I let QEMM have the area in E000-EFFF, the hardware either screams "NO PAGE FRAMES IN E000 ADDRESS!" or I eventually lose my shadowed BIOS if I put the frames elsewhere. If I "EXCLUDE" the area in E000-EFFF from QEMM's use, I can't do a CTRL-ALT-DEL because the system hangs. That's not that serious, but it could be just the tip of an iceberg of incompatibility. What's the best thing to do here? Stephen M. Smith \ + / ,,@ ircc.ohio-state. \ + / {7%*@,..":27g)-=,#*:.#,/6&1*.4-,l@#9:-) " edu> \ + / BTW, WYSInaWYG \ + / --witty.saying.ARC