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Conference giadev::decstation

Title:	DECstation PC Conference
Notice:	register note 2, see notes 3 & 4
Moderator:	TARKIN::LININD

Created:	Tue Jan 10 1989
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	7470
Total number of notes:	34994

7335.0. "DECpc 433 (Olivetti) and new video card" by VYGER::KIRKPATRICKI (IAN KIRKPATRICK@AYO) Tue Jan 28 1997 10:56

    I've installed a Cirrus Logic CL-GD5429 Video card in a DECpc 433
    (Olivetti version) with a VRC15-KA monitor running under Windows 95.
    
    I configure via Control Panel/Display/Setup/Change Display
    I select under Adapter Type, Cirrus Logic then Cirrus Logic 5429 and
    then the drivers are loaded from the Windows 95 CD-ROM.   
    
    The Windows setup shows me all the options I would expect - 600x480,
    800x600, 1024x768 at 16 or 256 colours or 64K, etc.
    The monitor setup is SVGA 1024 x 768.
    
    I setup as 600x480 with 16colours - OK.
               800X600 with 16colours - screen is diagonal colours
              1024x768 with 16colours - no picture
    Any option at 256 colours behaves as 1024x768 16 colour setup.

    The video card is OK, and I think the problem is conflict - original 
    video card (intergrated on motherboard) and the new card. I think
    that the old card is NOT disabled, but I have been unable to obtain 
    any technical documentation for this machine. 

    Are there jumpers on the motherboard I need to change to disable the
    original video card.

    This is reaching "phone the samaritans" level. Can anyone please advise.
    
    Ian Kirkpatrrick.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
7335.1		TARKIN::LIN	Bill Lin	`Tue Jan 28 1997 11:10`	10
	NOTE: this topic has been cross posted in at least NOTED::IBMPC-95 topic 2895 Ian, The expertise for these machines resides at SUTRA::EUROPC. Regards, /Bill