TITLE:              Configuration Optimization for 80286 Machines
DOCUMENT ID:        TID014910
DOCUMENT REVISION:  1
DATE:               15Feb1994
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NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NOVELL DOS 7.0

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ISSUE:

Novell DOS 7.0 has been written to take advantage of the 386 and 486
PC.  If the user chooses to run Novell DOS 7.0 on a 286 PC, the
following configurations would assist in achieving the optimum setup. 
However, the user may find a significantly less amount of
Conventional Memory available for applications.  This is due to the
size of Novell DOS 7.0 and the limitations of the 286 PC
architecture.

These are some sample configuration files for AT compatible
computers.  The following configurations offer basic guidelines to
give the user ideas on what can be done with Novell DOS 7. 
Configurations may need to be adjusted according to the requirements
of the computer hardware and software.

AT Computers 640 KB (ONLY)

CONFIG.SYS
     SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /E:256 /P
     BREAK=ON
     BUFFERS=20
     FILES=30
     FCBS=4,4
     FASTOPEN=256
     HISTORY=ON, 256, ON

AUTOEXEC.BAT
     @ECHO OFF
     :NWDOSBEG
     PATH C:\;C:\NWDOS;C:\NWDOS\NWCLIENT;
     VERIFY OFF
     PROMPT [NWDOS] $P$G
     ?"Load Personal NetWare (Y/N)?" call STARTNET.BAT
     ?"Enable DelWatch TSR (Y/N)?" DELWATCH C: /F:200
     :NWDOSEND

These files will setup an AT-type computer to use the following
Novell DOS 7.0 features:

The DELWATCH command is a 5 KB TSR loaded that keeps track of deleted
files.  The options indicate that the C: drive will be watched and no
more than 200 deletions will be tracked.

Depending on the configuration, this PC/AT could be used for other
"light-duty" services on networks, and so forth.  Consequently, other
drivers can be implemented, which will result in reducing the amount
of memory available for applications.


PC/AT or 286 Based Computers with 640 KB and LIM 4.0 Expansion Boards

CONFIG.SYS
     SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /E:256 /P
     BREAK=ON
     BUFFERS=20
     FILES=30
     FCBS=4,4
     FASTOPEN=256
     HISTORY=ON, 256, ON
     DEVICE=REMM.SYS
     ?"Do not use LIM (y/n)? "DEVICE=C:\NWDOS\HIMEM.SYS/C=EMSALL
     ?"Use LIM (y/n)? "DEVICE=C:\NWDOS\HIMEM.SYS/C=EMSUMB

AUTOEXEC.BAT
     @ECHO OFF
     :NWDOSBEG
     PATH C:\;C:\NWDOS;C:\NWDOS\NWCLIENT
     VERIFY OFF
     PROMPT [NWDOS] $P$G
     ?"Load Personal NetWare (Y/N)?" call STARTNET.BAT
     ?"Enable DelWatch TSR (Y/N)?" DELWATCH C: /F:200
     :NWDOSEND

The LIM 4.0 Expansion Board will come with a device driver that
enables it to work and function with DOS applications.  The device
driver that the memory expansion board comes with could be named
REMM.SYS.  Please read your memory expansion-board's documentation
for the location and name of the driver that enables that memory. If
the board's driver is named differently, replace the REMM.SYS file in
the configuration file with the driver named for your LIM board.

The other switches, /CHIPSET=EMSALL or EMSUMB, allow all the Upper
Memory to be used for the operating system's purpose or allow an EMS
(LIM) page frame as well as an extra portion of upper memory for the
operating system's use.

As stated earlier, the EMS memory manager and the LIM hardware must
meet the LIM 4.0 specification to work properly.


PC/AT or 286 Based Computers with 1 MB and LIM 4.0 Expansion Boards

CONFIG.SYS
     SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /E:256 /P
     BREAK=ON
     BUFFERS=20
     FILES=30
     FCBS=4,4
     FASTOPEN=256
     HISTORY=ON, 256, ON
     DEVICE=REMM.SYS
     ?"Do not use LIM (y/n)? "DEVICE=C:\NWDOS\HIMEM.SYS /C=EMSALL
     ?"Use LIM (y/n)? "DEVICE=C:\NWDOS\HIMEM.SYS /C=EMSUMBDOS=HIGH

AUTOEXEC.BAT
     @ECHO OFF
     :NWDOSBEG
     PATH C:\;C:\NWDOS;C:\NWDOS\NWCLIENT
     VERIFY OFF
     PROMPT [NWDOS] $P$G
     ?"Load Personal NetWare (Y/N)?" call STARTNET.BAT
     ?"Enable DelWatch TSR (Y/N)?" DELWATCH C: /F:200
     :NWDOSEND

This basic setup is similar to an AT machine with 640 KB except for
the DOS=HIGH.  An AT machine with 1 MB RAM will have 384 KB  of
extended memory.  This 384 KB will be addressed beginning at FFFF not
A000 (640 decimal), as you might assume.  Because the beginning
address is FFFF, DOS=HIGH can make use of the High Memory Area (HMA)
to relocate the Novell DOS kernel and data structures.  This has the
added benefit of permitting the more efficient use of Upper Memory
for TSRs.  Briefly, up to 192 KB of memory can be used outside
conventional memory.


286-Based Computer with Special Chipsets and Extended Memory

CONFIG.SYS
     SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /E:256 /P
     BREAK=ON
     BUFFERS=20
     FILES=30
     FCBS=4,4
     FASTOPEN=256
     HISTORY=ON, 256, ON
     DEVICE=REMM.SYS
     ?"Load Memory Manager (y/n)? "DEVICE=C:\NWDOS\HIMEM.SYS /C=AUTO
     DOS=HIGH

AUTOEXEC.BAT
     @ECHO OFF
     :NWDOSBEG
     PATH C:\;C:\NWDOS;C:\NWDOS\NWCLIENT
     VERIFY OFF
     PROMPT [NWDOS] $P$G
     ?"Load Personal NetWare (Y/N)?" call STARTNET.BAT
     ?"Enable DelWatch TSR (Y/N)?" DELWATCH C: /F:200
     :NWDOSEND

These files can be used if your 286/AT machine has been manufactured
with special memory mapping chips that offer control of certain
memory functions.  These systems offer favorable Upper Memory support
for Novell DOS's memory management software to enable and use Upper
Memory for TSRs and device drivers.  Shadowing should be enabled in
the computer's CMOS to support the creation of upper memory by Novell
DOS 7.  The important line in the example above is the driver
HIMEM.SYS.  This allows the operating system to determine the type of
chipset within the 286/AT machine and enable Upper Memory.  The
DOS=HIGH will relocate the operating system into High Memory.

The valid switch options for HIMEM.SYS /CHIPSET= are the following:

EMSALL    These switches are for XT and AT machines with LIM 4.0
hardware and drivers.
or
EMSUMB

NEAT      This switch is for 286 machines with Chips and Technologies
NEAT, NEATsx, LeAPSet, or LeAPSetsx

SCAT      This switch is for 286 machines with Chips and Technologies
SCAT chipset.

RAM       This switch is for permanent Upper Memory.  It must be used
with the /USE option on the HIMEM.SYS driver.

NONE      This switch is for instructing the HIMEM.SYS file not to
use Shadow RAM.

AUTO      This switch is for the AUTO detection of chipset installed.


286-Based Computer with Extended Memory Running Windows 3.1

CONFIG.SYS
     SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /E:256 /P
     BREAK=ON
     BUFFERS=30
     FILES=40
     FCBS=4,4
     FASTOPEN=256
     HISTORY=ON, 256, ON
     ?"Load Memory Manager (y/n)? "DEVICE=C:\NWDOS\HIMEM.SYS
     DOS=HIGH

AUTOEXEC.BAT
     @ECHO OFF
     :NWDOSBEG
     PATH C:\;C:\NWDOS;C:\NWDOS\NWCLIENT
     VERIFY OFF
     SET TEMP=c:\temp
     MKDIR %TEMP% >NUL
     PROMPT [NWDOS] $P$G
     ?"Load Personal NetWare (Y/N)?" call STARTNET.BAT
     ?"Enable DelWatch TSR (Y/N)?" DELWATCH C: /F:200
     :NWDOSEND

Microsoft Windows 3.1 requires at least 384 KB of available XMS
(Extended Memory Specification) memory.  If enough extended memory is
on the computer, adding a cache such as NWCACHE can improve Windows
performance.

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