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1.7.2.3 Boot.ini Switches
You can add a variety of switches to the entries in the [Operating Systems] section of the Boot.ini file to
provide additional functionality. Table 1.4 lists some of these switches.
TABLE 1.4: Boot.ini Switches
Switch
Description
/basevideo
Boots the computer using the standard VGA video driver.
/fastdetect
Disables serial mouse detection. Without a port specification, this
switch disables peripheral detection on all COM ports. By default,
this switch is included in every entry in the Boot.ini file.
/maxmem:n
Specifies the amount of RAM that the operating system should use.
/noguiboot
Boots the computer without displaying the graphical boot status
screen.
/sos
Displays the device driver names as they are loading.
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