1. OffTopic; Graphics Modes. Was: Re: Games in 257....
On Thu, 15 Oct 1998, Matt Z Nunyabidness wrote:
> >My monitor has "PS/1" emblazoned(sp?) on the front of it.
> Mine too
Did a bit of checking. It has IBM on the back too. No mention of type
though. Doesn't act like the specs for an 8514.
> >If you've got a Cirrus Card
> nope.
Scratch that then. There should be some DOS drivers for the card you have,
or some generic ones on the web though.
> >and when my monitor cacked at 1024x768x256
> my monitor acts weird at 800x600x16
If you've got some DOS drivers for your card, load them in in CONFIG.SYS
or AUTOEXEC.BAT, so they start before Windows.
Then, (or just try this anyway, Win9x resets to normal after 15 seconds or
when you press 'Esc') if you've got Win9x, use the Display Properties
dialog to change the refresh rate setting from "Optimal" (which '95 has no
idea what to do) to "Adapter". The DOS settings (or Card standards) should
take effect.
As soon as I did this, 1024x768x256x43iMhz suddenly started working, but I
can't guarantee success in anyone else's case.
The NT drivers cope 400 times better (auto refresh rate detection!), but
you can't run games (properly) under NT ;)
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