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Article #43460Re: Is anyone using a ATI VGA Wonder card with a Northgate
From: Larry Snyder
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 1990 02:23
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 1990 02:23
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In article <1439@chansw.UUCP>, chan@chansw.UUCP (Jerry H. Chan) writes:
> I also installed an ATI VGA card in one of my customer's systems, and
> it wouldn't BOOT -- system would beep a couple of times signaling video
> failure. The system wasn't a Northgate, but it does have a C&T chip
> set (does the Northgate?).
>
> The fix: disable VIDEO BIOS SHADOWING on the motherboard.
I've been running with the ATI VGA wonder boards in my boxes for
weeks (months). The only problem that I have run into is that
the excessive filtering on the ATI board was creating problems
with some monitors getting in sync (like the PGA Ultra 14).
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