DEVICE
Type: Internal (2.0 and later)
Syntax:
DEVICE=[d:][\path]\filename [parameters]
Purpose: Used in the CONFIG.SYS file to load device drivers into
conventional memory.
Discussion
This command allows you to use devices with your computer system that are
not
normally supported by DOS. Many installation programs will insert a
device
driver into your CONFIG.SYS file automatically. If you want to maintain
a copy
of your original CONFIG.SYS file, you should make a backup of it before
running
an installation program of this type. DOS executes device drivers in the
order
in which they appear in the CONFIG.SYS file. For some device drivers the
order
of execution is important.
For more information on the DEVICE command, refer to Chapter 6, Tips for
Advanced Users.
The following is a list of the device drivers provided with MS-DOS:
ANSI.SYS
EGA.SYS
PRINTER.SYS
CHKSTATE.SYS
EMM386.EXE
RAMDRIVE.SYS
DBLSPACE.SYS
HIMEM.SYS
SETVER.EXE
DISPLAY.SYS
INTERLINK.EXE
SMARTDRV.EXE
DRIVER.SYS
POWER.EXE
SMARTDRV.SYS
NOTE:
SMARTDRV.EXE has replaced SMARTDRV.SYS in DOS Version 6.0.
Options
parameters Used to specify any parameters required by the device
driver.
They are passed by DOS to the driver when it is loaded into memory.
Example
To use the file ANSI.SYS as the standard device driver, enter the
following line
in your CONFIG.SYS file:
device=c:\dos\ansi.sys
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