Microsoft KB Archive/78657

= Acer /M: 1100 Switch Only for 1-MB Acer Machines =

Article ID: 78657

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q78657



SUMMARY
According to Acer, the /MACHINE:6 or ACER1100 switch described on page 611 of the version 5.0 &quot;Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide and Reference&quot; should only be used for an Acer 1100/16 computer with 1 MB of RAM (384K of extended memory). These computers, which can only contain 384K of extended memory on the motherboard, are now discontinued.

All Acer 1100 computers with 2 MB or more of RAM should use HIMEM A20 handler #1.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, contact Acer technical support.

The Acer products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20 hardware 3rdparty

Keywords: KB78657

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