Advanced Monitor Operations
Advanced
M onitor Operations
VGA and Extended VGA Programming
This section describes how to access the enhanced modes
of your computer. The information in this section is
intended for users familiar with assembly language
programming. An understanding of this information is not
necessary for normal operation of your computer.
The
standard supports a variety of video modes. These
VGA
video modes can be accessed through standard video
BIOS
calls from assembly language as well as high-level language
routines.
When you start up in
, your computer is usually in
MS-DOS
standard 80-column text or "alphanumeric" mode. On a color
system this is mode 3+.
640
480 dot 16-color graphics
VGA
is mode 12H. The following table lists the standard
video
VGA
modes available with your computer.
VGA External Monitor Utilities 8-13