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Chapter 5

Installing Video Drivers

The Utility diskettes included with your system contain

enhanced VGA (video graphics array) drivers and utilities for

your computer’s built-in VGA adapter. This chapter describes

how to install and use these drivers and utilities.

Your computer’s built-in VGA adapter is compatible with IBM

VGA. The drivers and utilities described in this chapter work

with any VGA and compatible, multifrequency monitors that

use analog input.

Standard VGA monitors display resolutions up to 640 x 480,

and you do not need to install the drivers or utilities for your

system to operate properly with your application programs at

this resolution.

However, if you want to use resolutions over 640 x 480 or take

advantage of the following special features when using certain

application programs, you need to install the appropriate

drivers:

Enhanced graphic and text modes in 4, 16, and 256 colors

Resolutions up to 1024 x 768

Extended text mode for 132-column text with 25, 30, 43, and

60

rows.

Your computer comes with 256KB of video memory installed

on the system board. You can upgrade the video memory to

either 512KB or 1MB by installing additional video memory

chips, allowing you to use higher resolutions and more colors.

See Chapter 3 for installation instructions.

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