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From: bierach@gold.Berkeley.EDU (Jeff Bierach)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: ATI VGA Wonder 512 and NEC MS 4D Monitor
Keywords: VGA, ATI, NEC
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Date: 28 Nov 89 23:33:06 GMT
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I just put an ATI VGA Wonder in my 286/12 AT Clone.  Attached
to this is my new NEC Multisync 4D monitor.  BIG Stuff!

1.  The 132 column mode driver for Lotus 123 does not work.  It seems
    like a "Sync" problem.  I see four or five repeated columns.  This 
    problem also occurs when I use VConfig? or VSetup? to set the video
    mode to 132 columns.   There is a "Sync" switch on the back which
    I have turned on and off.  The book says that it should be on ...
    I think.  Is this a problem with the ATI drivers or is the 4D not
    fully compatible with the ATI Video Wonder?

2.  I don't know what the output signal level from the ATI card is.  The 
    4D has a switch on the front for 0.7/1.0 V.  It doesn't appear to make
    too much of a difference, but could it harm the monitor if set
    incorrectly?

3.  I am experimenting with the ATI Bus Mouse using my Logimouse drivers.
    It appears to work ok, including the menu program, but when I load
    Sidekick Plus, the menu program returns "Mouse Driver Not Found".
    Should I change the IRQ level?  Right now it is set to the default
    value of IRQ.

Does anyone know where I can get additional/updated drivers for the 
ATI VW?  Can I use "generic" VGA drivers, or are the drivers by nature
hardware dependent?

The good news is that I get a great (big!) 50 line mode with Turbo Pascal
and with Lotus Manuscript 2.1.  And the ATI is much faster than my old
Everex EGA card.  I have yet to play with any good Extended Mode
(1024x768x16) graphics software.


You can reply to me by mail or on the net.

Thanks.

Jeff Bierach   (bierach@argon.berkeley.edu)

I would do almost anything for a piece of Blueberry Coffee Cake.