TITLE:              EMM386.EXE Locks Zenith Z-386 SX
DOCUMENT ID:        TID1000822
DOCUMENT REVISION:  1
DATE:               19Jan1995
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
README FOR:         NA

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NOVELL DOS 7.0

ABSTRACT:
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SYMPTOMS:

While loading EMM386.EXE on a Zenith Z-386 SX, the machine hangs and
must be cold-booted.

CAUSES:

This machine stores some video BIOS from E000-E7FF.  While DRDOS's
EMM386.EXE detected this and excluded that area of memory, Novell
DOS's EMM386 does not.

SOLUTIONS:

There are 2 different ways around this:

(1)  Manually exclude the area by placing the parameter /E=E000-E7FF
on the EMM386 device line.

-or-

(2)  Replace the video card.  This will usually allow you to use that
area of upper memory (32K) without problem.  In Novell tests, the
video card that came with the Zenith was replaced by a Oak VGA card. 
This allowed the range to by used for TSRs and device drivers.

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