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extended memory are utilities included in MS-DOS. Abbreviation for volt(s). Abbreviation for volt(s) alternating current. Abbreviation for Voluntary Control Council for Interference. Abbreviation for volt(s) direct current. Abbreviation for Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker. features than a specific monitor offers. Typically, a video adapter comes with video drivers for displaying popular application programs and operating environments in a variety of video modes. On most current Dell computers, a video adapter is integrated into the system board. Also available are many video adapter cards that plug into an expansioncard connector. Video adapters can include memory separate from RAM on the system board. The amount of video memory, along with the adapter's video drivers, may affect the number of colors that can be simultaneously displayed. Video adapters can also include their own coprocessor chip for faster graphics rendering. Acronym for Video Electronics Standards Association. Abbreviation for video graphics array. VGA and SVGA are video standards for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than EGA and CGA, the previous standards. To display a program at a specific resolution, you must install the appropriate video drivers and your monitor must support the resolution. Similarly, the number of colors that a program can display depends on the capabilities of the monitor, the video driver, and the amount of memory installed for the video adapter. Graphics-mode application programs and operating environments, such as Windows, often require video drivers to display at a chosen resolution with the desired number of colors. A program may include some "generic" video drivers. Any additional video drivers may need to match the video adapter; you can find these drivers on a separate diskette with your computer or video adapter. Most VGA and SVGA video adapters include VRAM or DRAM memory chips in addition to your computer's RAM. The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of colors that a program can display (with the appropriate video drivers and monitor capability). On some systems with a built-in VGA video adapter, a VGA feature connector allows you to add an enhancement adapter, such as a video accelerator, to your computer. A VGA feature connector can also be called a VGA pass-through connector. The logical circuitry that provides-in combination with the monitor or display- your computer's video capabilities. A video adapter may support more or fewer Video adapters normally support multiple text and graphics display modes. Character-based software (such as MS-DOS) displays in text modes that can be defined as x columns by y rows of characters. Graphics-based software (such as Windows) displays in graphics modes that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by z colors. 16 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide

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Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User’s Guide
extended memory are utilities included in
MS-DOS.
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Abbreviation for volt(s).
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Abbreviation for volt(s) alternating
current.
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Abbreviation for Voluntary Control Council
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Acronym for Video Electronics Standards
Association.
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Abbreviation for video graphics array. VGA
and SVGA are video standards for video
adapters with greater resolution and color
display capabilities than EGA and CGA,
the previous standards.
To display a program at a specific resolu-
tion, you must install the appropriate
video drivers and your monitor must sup-
port the resolution. Similarly, the number
of colors that a program can display de-
pends on the capabilities of the monitor,
the video driver, and the amount of mem-
ory installed for the video adapter.
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On some systems with a built-in VGA
video adapter, a VGA feature connector
allows you to add an enhancement adapt-
er, such as a video accelerator, to your
computer. A VGA feature connector can
also be called a
VGA pass-through
connector
.
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The logical circuitry that provides—in
combination with the monitor or display—
your computer’s video capabilities. A
video adapter may support more or fewer
features than a specific monitor offers.
Typically, a video adapter comes with
video drivers for displaying popular
application programs and operating envi-
ronments in a variety of video modes.
On most current Dell computers, a video
adapter is integrated into the system
board. Also available are many video
adapter cards that plug into an expansion-
card connector.
Video adapters can include memory sep-
arate from RAM on the system board. The
amount of video memory, along with the
adapter’s video drivers, may affect the
number of colors that can be simulta-
neously displayed. Video adapters can
also include their own coprocessor chip
for faster graphics rendering.
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Graphics-mode application programs and
operating environments, such as Win-
dows, often require video drivers to
display at a chosen resolution with the de-
sired number of colors. A program may
include some “generic” video drivers.
Any additional video drivers may need to
match the video adapter; you can find
these drivers on a separate diskette with
your computer or video adapter.
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Most VGA and SVGA video adapters in-
clude VRAM or DRAM memory chips in
addition to your computer’s RAM. The
amount of video memory installed prima-
rily influences the number of colors that a
program can display (with the appropriate
video drivers and monitor capability).
YLGHR±PRGH
Video adapters normally support multiple
text and graphics display modes. Charac-
ter-based software (such as MS-DOS)
displays in text modes that can be defined
as
x
columns by
y
rows of characters.
Graphics-based software (such as Win-
dows) displays in graphics modes that can
be defined as
x
horizontal by
y
vertical pixels
by
z
colors.