Re: Cirrus Logic Video Problems

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From: Hemal Popat
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 00:00

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On Sun, 21 Apr 1996 19:21:47 +0100, Colin Wilson
<colin@whammer.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> 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.

--- 
Hemal Popat
hemal@popath.demon.co.uk

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