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Re: ATI Ultra + Install problems

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From: Sunbird a la 400ci
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 23:40
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In article <C0wpz8.K5M@rahul.net> bryanw@rahul.net (Bryan Woodworth) writes:
>In <C0vKG9.8B2@cs.mcgill.ca> storm@cs.mcgill.ca (Marc WANDSCHNEIDER) writes:

>>I just got my ATI Graphics ULTRA+ tonight, and plugged it into my system
>>all happily.  However, for some reason, some problems have come up:

>>I have 16MB RAM, so I can't load the Mach32 drivers to set things up at
>>1024x768x256.... How do I do this...?

>>Where the heck are the drivers for this thing...?

>o Did you set up the card so that it understands your monitor sync rates?
>  Usually, 640x480 and 800x600 work without configuration, but some
>  monitors use weird sync rates at 1024x768.  The ATI GU+ is the first
>  card I've owned where you'vehad to program the card to tell it your
>  monitor sync rates.  I think it's stupid, but I suppose necessary.

Um, they have pre-selects for most monitors out there.

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Subject: Re: ATI Ultra + Install problems
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