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- From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap)
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- Subject: Re: Can't do an SVGA ON!
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.204455.18602@njitgw.njit.edu>
- Date: 11 Nov 92 20:44:55 GMT
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- In article <kevinc.721436904@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> kevinc@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca (Kevin Crocker) writes:
- >I have wierd hardware - a PixelWorks Whirlwin 1280 card that uses a
- >Chips & Technologies VGA and 8514/a chip. I think it's pretty obvious
- >that SVGA won't recognize this sucker.
-
- For a straight 8514/a+VGA board, you don't use SVGA on, since you
- don't have an SVGA board. Just configure your DOS sessions with the
- proper 8514/a drivers, as per IBM spec. And install the HDILOAD.COM
- program from autoexec.bat if you want to use 8514/a mode from DOS
- boxes.
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