| DEVICE |
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| Loads the device driver you specify into memory. You can use this command |
| only in your CONFIG.SYS file. |
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| Syntax |
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| DEVICE=[drive:][path]filename [dd-parameters] |
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| Parameters |
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| [drive:][path]filename |
| Specifies the location and name of the device driver you want to load. |
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| [dd-parameters] |
| Specifies any command-line information required by the device driver. |
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| Related Command |
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| For information about loading device drivers into the upper memory area, see |
| the DEVICEHIGH command. |
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| DEVICE--Notes |
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| Using standard device drivers |
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| The standard installable device drivers provided with MS-DOS 6 are |
| ANSI.SYS , DISPLAY.SYS , DRIVER.SYS , DBLSPACE.SYS , EGA.SYS , |
| EMM386.EXE , HIMEM.SYS , INTERLNK.EXE , POWER.EXE , RAMDRIVE.SYS , |
| SETVER.EXE , and SMARTDRV.EXE . |
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| The files COUNTRY.SYS and KEYBOARD.SYS are not device drivers. They are data |
| files for the COUNTRY and KEYB commands, respectively. Do not try to load |
| either of these files with the DEVICE command. If you do, your system halts, |
| and you cannot restart MS-DOS. For information about loading COUNTRY.SYS, |
| see the COUNTRY command. For information about loading KEYBOARD.SYS, see |
| the KEYB command. |
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| Installing device drivers for other products |
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| When you purchase a mouse, a scanner, or a similar product, the manufacturer |
| usually includes device-driver software. To install a device driver, specify |
| its location and name on a DEVICE command line. |
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| Installing a third-party console driver |
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| If you install both DISPLAY.SYS and a third-party console driver, such as |
| VT52.SYS, the third-party device driver must be installed first. Otherwise, |
| the third-party device driver may disable DISPLAY.SYS. |
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| Installing multiple device drivers |
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| Sometimes one installable device driver will require that it be loaded |
| before or after another in your CONFIG.SYS file. For example, EMM386.EXE |
| requires HIMEM.SYS to be loaded first. If the device driver requires that |
| another device driver be loaded before it, make sure the commands are listed |
| in the correct order in your CONFIG.SYS file. |
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| DEVICE--Example |
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| If you plan to use an ANSI escape sequence to control the screen and |
| keyboard, you should add the following command to your CONFIG.SYS file |
| (assuming MS-DOS files are in the DOS directory on drive C): |
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| device=c:\dos\ansi.sys |
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