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Vesa Connector, Video Bios, Error Diagnostics And Suggested Corrective Actions

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The maximum 2D resolutions for any given video memory capacity and color scale can be found from the following table: Number of Colors Bits per Pixel 2 MB 4 MB 8 MB 256 8 1600 x 1200 1600 x 1200 1600 x 1200 64 K Hi-Color 16 1024 x 7681 1600 x 1200 1600 x 1200 16.7 M True-Color 24 800 x 600 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 16.7 M True-Color 32 800 x 600 11x2 x 882 Not supported VESA CONNECTOR The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) defines a standard video connector, variously known as the VESA feature connector, auxiliary connector, or pass-through connector. The Matrox MGA Millennium video adapter board supports an output-only VESA feature connector in VGA mode. This connector is integrated on the adapter board, and is connected directly to the pixel data bus and the synchronization signals. VIDEO BIOS Tables that detail the standard VGA modes which are currently implemented in the video BIOS can be found in the Matrox MGA Millennium Adapter documentation, on the XU/VT Drivers and Documentation CD-ROM that is supplied with the computer. The capability to flash program the video BIOS is a feature of the Matrox MGA Millennium board. This is achieved as follows: 1 Set SW-1, on the Matrox board, to ON (BIOS unprotected). 2 Set the "Operating System" field in the Setup program to Others. 3 Run the video BIOS flash program, progbios.exe, and the associated *.bin file, which are provided by HP. 4 Set SW-1, on the Matrox board, to OFF (BIOS protected). 5 Set the "Operating System" field in the Setup program back to an appropriate setting. Video boards without ROM (such as old CGA and monochrome) are not supported by the BIOS. Memory holes above 1 MB are not supported. DDC display detection is not a BIOS feature, but is handled by the video drivers. ERROR DIAGNOSTICS AND SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS Further help can be found in the Matrox MGA Millennium Adapter documentation, on the XU/VT Drivers and Documentation CD-ROM that is supplied with the computer. For more information on the Matrox MGA Millennium video adapter board, contact Matrox Electronic Systems.

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The maximum 2D resolutions for any given video memory capacity and color scale can be found
from the following table:
Number of
Colors
256
64 K
Hi-Color
16.7 M
True-Color
16.7 M
True-Color
Bits per Pixel
8
16
24
32
2 MB
1600 x 1200
1024 x 768
1
800 x 600
800 x 600
4 MB
1600 x 1200
1600 x 1200
1280 x 1024
11x2 x 882
8 MB
1600 x 1200
1600 x 1200
1600 x 1200
Not supported
VESA CONNECTOR
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) defines a standard video connector,
variously known as the VESA
feature
connector,
auxiliary
connector, or
pass-through
connector.
The Matrox MGA Millennium video adapter board supports an output-only VESA
feature
connector
in VGA mode. This connector is integrated on the adapter board, and is connected directly to the
pixel data bus and the synchronization signals.
VIDEO BIOS
Tables that detail the standard VGA modes which are currently implemented in the video BIOS
can be found in the
Matrox MGA Millennium Adapter
documentation, on the
XU/VT Drivers and
Documentation
CD-ROM that is supplied with the computer.
The capability to flash program the video BIOS is a feature of the Matrox MGA Millennium board.
This is achieved as follows:
1
Set SW-1, on the Matrox board, to ON (BIOS unprotected).
2
Set the “Operating System” field in the
Setup
program to Others.
3
Run the video BIOS flash program,
progbios.exe
, and the associated
*.bin
file, which are
provided by HP.
4
Set SW-1, on the Matrox board, to OFF (BIOS protected).
5
Set the “Operating System” field in the
Setup
program back to an appropriate setting.
Video boards without ROM (such as old CGA and monochrome) are not supported by the BIOS.
Memory holes above 1 MB are not supported. DDC display detection is not a BIOS feature, but is
handled by the video drivers.
ERROR DIAGNOSTICS AND SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
Further help can be found in the
Matrox MGA Millennium Adapter
documentation, on the
XU/VT
Drivers and Documentation
CD-ROM that is supplied with the computer.
For more information on the Matrox MGA Millennium video adapter board, contact Matrox
Electronic Systems.