Enabling And Disabling Vga Mode - Planar DOME Md5/PCX Installation Manual

Planar md5/pcx display controllers: install guide
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10 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC

Enabling and disabling VGA mode

Set the DIP switches, located near the top center of the Md5/PCX
board, to enable or disable VGA mode.
DIP switches on the Md5/PCX board
Disable VGA mode if the Md5/PCX board is used with an
existing VGA board or with multiple Md5/PCX boards. Enable
VGA if the Md5/PCX board's VGA port is used.
This table shows the setting options for DIP switch S1. Change
these settings to enable or disable VGA mode, as described in the
following sections.
DIP Switch On
1
2
3
4
a. Indicates factory setting.
DIP Switch Settings on Switch S1
VGA disabled
a
EPROM enabled
a
Standard Md5/PCX
a
Select low BIOS
Off
a
VGA enabled
EPROM disabled
VGA boot messages appear
on high-resolution monitor
Select high BIOS

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