ET4000 video card? good?

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5 total messages Started by carlo Fri, 30 Jun 1995 00:00

#22

Author: carlo
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 00:00

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Hi all,

I'm about to get my S3 swapped for a different card due to driver problems, and
i was wondering what people think of the Tseng Labs ET4000 PCI graphics card?

It'll have 2Mb on-board, and will be sitting in a P90 system, replacing a Trio64 S3
video card.

Anything will be greatly appreciated,

-- Carlo Hamalainen             carlo@eis.net.au
        "You can't lose what you never had.......
          only your mind." -- Bulldozer

Re: ET4000 video card? good?

#23

Author: vortex
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 00:00

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In <3t0c9n$4n7@tinny.eis.net.au>, carlo@eis.net.au writes:
>I'm about to get my S3 swapped for a different card due to driver problems, and
>i was wondering what people think of the Tseng Labs ET4000 PCI graphics card?

This is the very card I am using...I think mine is a W32P w/2Mb.  It works
quite well.  I just use the drivers in OS/2, and haven't had any problems.
There is a little trick to getting OS/2 to let the ET-4000 do all of its
refresh rates, but it can be done in about 3 minutes...very easy!

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Matt Foster, N0EYE                                 vortex@prysm.com
Shreveport, LA                                      mesobeta@delphi.com

Re: ET4000 video card? good?

#24

Author: mkrav
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 1995 00:00

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>This is the very card I am using...I think mine is a W32P w/2Mb.  It works
>quite well.  I just use the drivers in OS/2, and haven't had any problems.
>There is a little trick to getting OS/2 to let the ET-4000 do all of its
>refresh rates, but it can be done in about 3 minutes...very easy!
>
What is this little trick?

Re: ET4000 video card? good?

#25

Author: jeanfr
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 1995 00:00

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In <3t0c9n$4n7@tinny.eis.net.au>, carlo@eis.net.au writes:
>Hi all,
>
>I'm about to get my S3 swapped for a different card due to driver problems, and
>i was wondering what people think of the Tseng Labs ET4000 PCI graphics card?
>
>It'll have 2Mb on-board, and will be sitting in a P90 system, replacing a Trio64 S3
>video card.
>
>Anything will be greatly appreciated,
>
>-- Carlo Hamalainen             carlo@eis.net.au
>        "You can't lose what you never had.......
>          only your mind." -- Bulldozer

Re: ET4000 video card? good?

#26

Author: Matt McLeod
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 1995 00:00

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mkrav@ibm.net writes:

>>This is the very card I am using...I think mine is a W32P w/2Mb.  It works
>>quite well.  I just use the drivers in OS/2, and haven't had any problems.
>>There is a little trick to getting OS/2 to let the ET-4000 do all of its
>>refresh rates, but it can be done in about 3 minutes...very easy!
>>
> What is this little trick?

You just need to set the refresh rates with VMODE in a DOS session, then
do a "SVGA ON" to update the SVGADATA.PMI (?) file.  You can also use
CENTER.COM to fix up the centering of the screen (if you're using an
low-end monitor, as I am).

With the W32's, setting the refresh rate just involves selecting it from
a list.

Matt

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