Vesa Connector; Video Bios; Error Diagnostics And Suggested Corrective Actions - HP Vectra VT6 Technical Reference Manual
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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
256
Colors
Bits per Pixel
8
2 MB
1600 x 1200
4 MB
1600 x 1200
8 MB
1600 x 1200
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.
64 K
16.7 M
Hi-Color
True-Color
16
24
1
800 x 600
1024 x 768
1600 x 1200
1280 x 1024
1600 x 1200
1600 x 1200
16.7 M
True-Color
32
800 x 600
11x2 x 882
Not supported
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