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                          REMM.SYS
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0.      INTRODUCTION:

This REMM.SYS is the version 4.10 driver.  There are several new
features included in the newest driver.  As with all Rampage expanded
memory cards, optimum performance will be obtained if memory on the
motherboard of the PC is disabled to 256K (if possible).  Several clones
do not allow the user to disable memory below 512K on the motherboard,
so they will not be able to run as many Windows applications, such as
Excel and PageMaker, simultaneously.  However, performance on these
machines will still be dramatically improved over the earlier versions
of the driver.

Consult your AST Rampage owner's manual for information on switch
settings for various setup options.  Optimum performance can be
achieved if you allocate at least 64K of your cards memory to extended
memory for use by himem.sys.

It may be necessary to consult with a technician or dealer familiar with
your machine's memory configuration to verify that it is optimized for
performance with Windows.


1.      INSTALLATION:

This version of REMM.SYS is auto-configuring.  REMM.SYS will exclude the
upper memory ranges above 640K that are used by devices other than the
Rampage card, provided the REMM.SYS driver is loaded after the
corresponding entries for the other cards' drivers in CONFIG.SYS.

The suggested order for loading devices in CONFIG.SYS is shown below:


     a.  Any drivers for hard disk partioning utilities or exotic
disks such as CD-ROM's, WORM optical disks, or high performance 
hard disk controllers.

     b.  ANSI.SYS.

     c.  Any drivers for mice, light pens, digitizing pads, or other
pointing devices.

     d.  Any drivers for graphics cards such as EGA.SYS (supplied in
the Windows package).  This driver improves Windows' handling of screen
colors when working with standard DOS applications such as Microsoft
Word.

     e.  Any drivers for image scanners.

     f.  Rampage REMM.SYS.

The device line for REMM.SYS should be moved as near to the end of the
CONFIG.SYS file as possible.  The only device drivers that should follow
it are the entries for RAMDRIVE.SYS or SMARTDRIVE.SYS.  Before making
any of the following changes to your CONFIG.SYS file, please make a
backup copy before proceding.  This may be accomplished by entering the
following command from the DOS prompt:

copy C:\config.sys C:\config.saf

(substitute the correct letter for the drive from which DOS is booted,
such as a: if different than the above entry)


If your current REMM.SYS command line reads:

Device=REMM.SYS /X=AOOO-BFFF (for an EGA or VGA graphics adapter)
Device=REMM.SYS /X=B000-BFFF (for a Hercules/monochrome graphics
adapter)
Device=REMM.SYS /X=B800-BFFF (for a CGA color graphics adapter)

Edit the command line to read:

Device=REMM.SYS

If there are other /X= entries in the original REMM.SYS entry, double
check to find out what they are for.  These entries may correspond to
upper memory addresses which are excluded from EMS mapping so that other
cards such as scanners, network cards, or special hard disk controllers
may use these ranges instead.


2.      ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS:

While REMM.SYS will avoid assigning upper memory ranges to expanded
memory during the loading of CONFIG.SYS, it will not be aware of other
"silent" devices that use memory in the ranges above 640K unless those
ranges are specifically excluded in the REMM.SYS line with the /X=
entry.  Most of these devices are network cards whose software does not
make use of these upper memory regions until they are activated later in
AUTOEXEC.BAT or via the batch file used to start the network software
(thus the term "silent" device).

The user is encouraged to check with his/her dealer or hardware support
technician to determine what addresses these cards may use.  Further it
is advisable to determine if the upper memory address range used by the
device is moved out as far as possible in upper memory to allow the
Windows/Excel memory managers as large a contiguous range of memory
addresses as possible.

Each of these "silent" devices which uses upper memory addresses will
require a /X= parameter in the command line for REMM.SYS.


3.      OPTIONAL PARAMETERS FOR REMM.SYS


If the user wishes to view detailed configuration information during
startup, the parameter /N may be added to the REMM.SYS command line:

Device=REMM.SYS /N

This parameter may be used in conjunction with the /X= parameter.  For
example the line:

Device=REMM.SYS /X=COOO-CFFF /N

will exclude any upper memory ranges used for video display memory and
the range from C000-CFFF for another device (/X=COOO-CFFF). Detailed
configuration information diagnostics will be displayed (/N).


For additional information on the usage of REMM.SYS, the user may
contact AST Technical Support at (714) 863-1333.
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