Article 7263 (144 more) in alt.cd-rom:
From: rick@netcom.com (Rick Frazier)
Subject: Re: MSCDEX loading hi?
Message-ID: <1993Jan19.173427.20423@netcom.com>
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
References: <7DaLXB1w165w@mongobbs.new-orleans.la.us> <1993Jan19.122342.6210@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1993 17:34:27 GMT
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[several description of problems with loading MSCDEX high and some partial
solutions deleted]

I have successfully loaded MSCDEX high, and am posting to the net
due to multiple requests for the same information.  I have a system
with an Adaptec 1542 SCSI Controller and multiple Hard Disks, with
a Sony CD-Rom as drive H: and a tape drive as I:.  I have found that 
there are numerous cd-roms that I could not run [mostly of the game
variety :-) ] without getting most everything loaded high.

First,  ---Options for MSCDEX---

MSCDEX command line (according to ASW-410 documentation) is: 
MSCDEX [/E/K/S/V] [/D:<driver>...] [/L:<letter>] [/M:<buffers>]
/E allows MSCDEX.EXE to use expanded memory, if available.
/V enables verbose mode, displaying info during boot.
-- /K/S -- I couldn't find the docs for the cd-rom extensions, sorry --
/D device_name is the same as you use in CONFIG.SYS
/L the logical drive letter that will be assigned to the cd-rom drive
/M the number of cache buffers for MSCDEX.EXE (8-15) 2K each, 10 default

Please note that no matter which memory manager you use and try to load
MSCDEX high, if you do not use the /e switch, it will not load high!


The following config.sys and autoexec.bat files are the entire contents of 
the respective files on my system and MSCDEX loads high and works just fine.

-----config.sys starts here------
DEVICE=C:\ATIULTRA\RAMBIOS.SYS
LASTDRIVE=I
DEVICE=C:\ASW1410\ASPI4DOS.SYS /D /W
DEVICE=C:\ASW1410\ASPIDISK.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\QEMM386.SYS RAM
DOS=HIGH
FILES = 45
BUFFERS = 30
SHELL =C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM /P /E:800
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 C:\LOGITEK\MOUSE.SYS
STACKS=9,256
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 C:\ASW410\ASWCDSNY.SYS /D:ASPICD0
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:3 C:\ATIULTRA\VANSI.SYS
-----config.sys ends here------

-----autoexec.bat starts here------
C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:2 C:\ATIULTRA\HDILOAD.EXE
C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:2 C:\ASW410\MSCDEX /D:ASPICD0 /l:H /m:12 /e /v
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T4
echo off
PROMPT $p$g
verify on
PATH C:\QEMM;C:\BIN;C:\DOS;C:;C:\WINDOWS;C:\COMM\PCPLUS;C:\CD_EXT;
        C:\LASERLIB;c:\PADS;C:\XTGOLD;c:\winword;C:\ATIULTRA
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
SET SOUND=C:\SBPRO
C:\SBPRO\SBP-SET /M:12 /VOC:12 /CD:12 /FM:12
VER
-----autoexec.bat ends here------

After booting and running Quarterdeck's Manifest (mft), I find  that I have
574K available.   The only confusing part is that I still see DOS in low
memory taking 60K of space.  Also note that I am not currently running the 
windows "smartdrv" when booting in this configuration.

Hope this helps----
--rick