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MSD--Notes

Information provided by MSD Whether you examine the information through MSD's interface or through a report, the MSD program can provide detailed technical information about your computer's: * Model and processor * Memory * Video adapter * Version of MS-DOS * Mouse * Other adapters * Disk drives * LPT ports * COM ports * IRQ status * Terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs * Device drivers MSD Button Options The following is a brief description of the buttons that appear on MSD's main screen: Computer Displays computer manufacturer, processor type, and bus type; ROM BIOS manufacturer, version and date; keyboard type; DMA controller configuration; and math coprocessor status. Memory Displays a map of the upper memory area (UMA) -- the memory region from 640K to 1024K. Video Shows your video card manufacturer, model, and type; video BIOS version and date; and current video mode. Network Displays network-specific configuration information. Operating System Displays the operating system version, location of MS-DOS in memory, the drive the computer was started from, the current environment settings, and the path from which MSD was run. Mouse Shows the MS-DOS mouse driver version, mouse type, mouse interrupt request line (IRQ) number, and other information specific to the configuration of the mouse. Other Adapters Displays the game card status for up to two game devices or joysticks. Disk Drives Displays the size and number of bytes free on local and remote drives. LPT Ports Displays the port addresses of all installed parallel ports, and dynamically displays the status of each port. COM Ports Displays the port addresses and current communications parameters of all installed serial ports, and displays the status of each port. IRQ Status Displays the configuration of the hardware IRQs. TSR Programs Displays the name, location in memory, and size of each program loaded in memory at the time MSD was run. Device Drivers Displays the names of all device drivers installed at the time MSD was run.
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