SYSTEM.INI Setting Required for Epson 386 Portable

 Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
Article ID: Q58301
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

The following setting is required in the [386Enh] section of the Microsoft Windows SYSTEM.INI file for proper 386 enhanced mode operation on the Epson 386 Portable: 

   EMMEXCLUDE=E000-EFFF
This requirement is due to nonstandard ROM mapping by the Epson 386 Portable.

MORE INFORMATION

The reason this is needed is because the Epson 386 Portables have ROM at these segment addresses that do not have proper ROM signatures. Enhanced mode normally automatically excludes regions of the machine address space that is occupied by ROM, but this requires that the ROM be correctly marked as ROM. Unfortunately, Epson copied IBM's design for the PS/2 machines (PS/2s also have improperly marked ROM at E000-EFFF). This region is properly excluded on PS/2 MCA machines through MCA specific code, but not on the Epson machines because Epson machines are ISA machines.

KBCategory: kbhw kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win30 win31
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30 KBHW Win31 3.10
3.11

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Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
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