Appendix B – Video Modes
The Chips & Technologies VGA BIOS supports many standard, VESA, and
extended modes. The following tables list the standard and extended video modes,
and whether or not they are supported by CRT, TFT active color, and STN passive
color displays.
Standard Modes
IBM Mode
VESA Mode
00
Not Supported
01
Not Supported
02
Not Supported
03
Not Supported
04
Not Supported
05
Not Supported
06
Not Supported
07
Not Supported
0D
Not Supported
0E
Not Supported
0F
Not Supported
10
Not Supported
11,20
Not Supported
12
Not Supported
13
Not Supported
# of Colors
Pixels
16/256
320x200
16/256
320x350
16/256
640x200
16/256
640x200
4/256
320x200
4/256
320x200
2/256
640x200
mono
720x350
16/256
320x200
16/256
640x200
mono
640x350
16/256
640x350
2/256
640x480
16/256
640x480
256/256
320x200
Display
CRT
Mode
text
Supported
text
Supported
text
Supported
text
Supported
graphics
Supported
graphics
Supported
graphics
Supported
text
Supported
graphics
Supported
graphics
Supported
graphics
Supported
graphics
Supported
graphics
Supported
graphics
Supported
graphics
Supported
TFT
STN
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
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