Setting the primary display type, Size, Vga or ega – Epson Equity 286 PLUS User Manual
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Press
Enter
after typing each number. If you enter an invalid
number, the computer beeps and does not go on to the next
parameter. Check your drive documentation and try again. You
do not enter a value for
Size
; SETUP does this automatically
based on the other numbers you have provided.
Setting the Primary Display Type
This option lets you define the type of adapter you are using in
your computer for your primary display device:
VGA or EGA
Color 80
x
25
Monochrome
Color 40 X 25.
Note that this option defines the display adapter (the built-in
video port or optional video interface card in your computer),
not the monitor connected to it.
If you have connected your monitor to the computer’s built-in
VGA port, select
VGA or EGA.
Otherwise, follow these
guidelines to select the correct adapter type:
If you have a color graphics adapter (CGA) or a multi-mode
graphics adapter (MGA) attached to an RGB (color)
monitor, select
Co1or
8
0
x2 5. (Also be sure to set the
color/mono switch on the MGA card to color.)
If you have a monochrome display adapter (MDA) , an
MGA, or a Hercules MGA attached to a monochrome
monitor, choose
Monochrome.
(Also remember to
set
the
color/mono switch on the MGA card to mono.)
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Running the Setup Program