EMM386

Enables or disables EMM386 expanded-memory support on a computer with an
80386 or higher processor. The EMM386 command also enables or disables
Weitek coprocessor support. Do not use this command when Windows is
running.

The EMM386 device driver, EMM386.EXE, provides expanded-memory support and
also provides access to the upper memory area. For information about
EMM386.EXE, see <EMM386.EXE>.

Syntax

    EMM386 [ON|OFF|AUTO] [W=ON|W=OFF]

To display the current status of EMM386 expanded-memory support, use the
following syntax:

    EMM386

Parameters

ON|OFF|AUTO
    Activates the EMM386 device driver (if set to ON), or suspends the
    EMM386 device driver (if set to OFF), or places the EMM386 device driver
    in auto mode (if set to AUTO). Auto mode enables expanded-memory support
    only when a program calls for it. The default value is ON.

W=ON|W=OFF
    Enables (if set to W=ON) or disables (if set to W=OFF) Weitek
    coprocessor support. The default value is W=OFF.