Article View: comp.windows.ms
Article #2237Re: Hi-res. Windows/386 w/ ATI VGA card
From: Richard Oppenheimer
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 1990 17:43
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 1990 17:43
34 lines
2380 bytes
2380 bytes
> I have problem putting windows/386 into hi-resolution (1024x768) mode
> on my Gateway 2000 386/20. I have ATI VGA WONDER w/512KB on it and
> NEC 3D multisync monitor. I did everything the ATI manual said (i.e.,
> I put the driver in a formatted blank disk, let windows/386 setup
> program read them). But nothing happened. I did not notice any
> difference between using or not using these drivers. The windows seems
> to use its built in vga driver. The PC Magazine window benchmark
> test (bench30.exe) said I still have 640 pixels per line and 480
> raster lines. What did I miss here? Will I notice the difference when
> windows is running in 1024x768 mode?
>
> Another (probably) related question..
> Whenever I run vsetup provided by ATI, I notice I was using an VGA
> monitor but not an ANALOG one which I keep on selecting as the power
> up choice. On the other hand, vsetup tells me that it detects my
> NEC 3D. How do I make windows/386 know my monitor can handle 1024x768?
If the ATI card does not support interlaced mode (IBM's 8514/A) then the NEC 3D
can not display 1024x768. The 3D only supports 1024x768 in interlaced mode. The
4D and 5D support the non-interlaced mode.
Signature under construction
______
/ | Richard Oppenheimer
| \/ Computer Science Center
| Ri University of Maryland
__|__ __ College Park, Maryland ,USA
| | |______|| \ oppenhei@umd5.umd.edu (office)
| | OO OO--0-| richard@wam.umd.edu (home)
******************************************************************
My employer cares not what I think and knows not what I say. The
opinons expressed herein are my own and are not endorsed by the
Computer Science Center.
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<6375@umd5.umd.edu>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!uflorida!haven!umd5!umd5.umd.edu!oppenheiReferences:
<37900001@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!uflorida!haven!umd5!umd5.umd.edu!oppenhei From: oppenhei@umd5.umd.edu (Richard Oppenheimer) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: Hi-res. Windows/386 w/ ATI VGA card Message-ID: <6375@umd5.umd.edu> Date: 9 Apr 90 17:43:16 GMT References: <37900001@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu> Sender: news@umd5.umd.edu Reply-To: oppenhei@umd5.umd.edu Organization: Computer Science Center, UoM, C.P. Lines: 34