The Dblbuff.sys device driver is used to perform double buffering which is required to provide compatibility for certain hard-disk controllers that cannot work with memory provided by EMM386 or Windows running in 386 Enhanced mode.
Syntax
Dblbuff.sys can only be loaded in Config.sys using Device/DeviceHigh.
DEVICE=[path] DBLBUFF.SYS [/D+]
| [Path] |
The full path. Default is the root directory of the start-up drive (usually C:/) |
| /D+ |
Instructs Dblbuff.sys to double-buffer all disk I/O all the time. By default, it will only double-buffer I/O to UMBs, and it will automatically stop double-buffering if it appears to be unnecessary. |
Notes
If Windows Setup determined that your system may need double-buffering, it will add a DoubleBuffer=1 entry to the [Options] section of Msdos.sys, which will automatically load Dblbuff.sys. To manually enable double-buffering, the above entry can be added to Msdos.sys or the device driver can be loaded in Config.sys.
Examples
To enable double buffering by loading the Dblbuff.sys device driver:
Device=c:\windows\Dblbuff.sys
File Details
| File Name | Version | Size | Date | Default Location |
|---|
| Dblbuff.sys |
Win95: Upgrade | ? | ? | c:\windows |
| Win95: OSR2.5 | 2 100 | 24/08/96 | c:\windows
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