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In article: <WQ8X9CAEPSfxEwGX@whammer.demon.co.uk>  Colin Wilson <colin@whammer.demon.co.uk> writes:
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> >> My brother has an Escom P60 system and is having trouble with his video
> >> display.
> >> Everything seems fine in Windows95 but when he drops down into Dos to
> >> run a game the display is terrible, very blocky and in the wrong
> >> colours.
> >> The card in the machine is a Cirrus Logic CL-GD5434 1MB.
> >> Thre does not seem to be any divers installed for it in the Autoexec.bat
> >> or Config.sys files. Should there be?
> >
> >No drivers needed (other than maybe one to control the display refresh
> >rate). It's the game which doesn't support your card. Try running it after
> >a "Sht down to Dos" rather than under windows. If all else fails contact
> >the game manufacturer. Which game?
> >
> >> I checked the video card output using PC-Check diagnostics program, and
> >> it passed all the tests.
> >
> >Most likely card is fine - seeing as no problems under windows.
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> The video display is strange with a few different games, Duke Nukem 3D (terrible
> display) U.S. Navy Fighters- (strange sky etc) Also others.
> I have tried running them in Dos and Windows 95, but it makes no difference.
> I downloaded a screen refresh rate utility from a Cirrus Logic website. Will
> installing this make any difference?
> If not, am I to conclude that Cirrus Logic video cards are troublesome regarding
> compatibility, and are in fact crap!
> Anyone got any ideas for a suitable replacement if I find it is required?
> Any other info on video display cards gratefully received.       
When you say 'terrible display', remember a lot of games run the screen
at 320*200, which looks absolutely foul, on a big monitor. Do you have
a 'VESA' TSR, for your card. Some games which want vesa bios extensions
have problems with older versions, in some video cards, and require a
'patch' TSR to be loaded first. Look on your original video disks,
and also on the games disks, they often include such TSR's for the
commonest cards. The Cirrus website, may also have such a utility.
Cirrus are by no means the best cards around, but usually work well,
and should be able to do what you want.

Best Wishes

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