MSCDEX.EXE Settings

The syntax of the MSCDEX.EXE statement in AUTOEXEC.BAT is:

C:\path\MSCDEX /D:device /M:xx [/L:drive] [/E] /V

[ ] in the above statement refers to any optional parameters. After making changes to the statement, please remember to reboot your system for the changes to take effect.

The descriptions of the parameters are as follows:

Parameter

Description

path

Specifies the directory where the driver is stored.

/D:device

Specifies the name of the CD-ROM drive.

 

Installation default is MSCD001.

/M:xx

Specifies the number of buffers to use for temporary

 

storage of the most recent data. xx ranges from 2 to

 

32.

 

 

 

 

The performance of your drive increases with the

 

value of xx.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As each buffer uses about 2 KB of memory,

 

 

 

 

 

 

specifying too many buffers may interfere

 

 

 

 

 

 

with programs that have large memory

 

 

 

 

 

 

requirements.

/L:drive

Specifies the drive letter assigned to the first

 

CD-ROM drive. If this is not specified, the next

 

available drive letter is used by your system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have specified the LASTDRIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

statement in your CONFIG.SYS, make sure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that the drive letter falls within the specified

 

 

 

 

 

 

range. See Appendix C, “Troubleshooting”

 

 

 

 

 

 

for more information.

/E

Specifies the use of expanded memory. This

 

parameter is only applicable to Expanded Memory

 

Manager LIM version 3.2 or later.

/V

Displays RAM allocation and expanded memory

 

usage at boot time.

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