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From: reyn@trsvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Blank Screen for 25 sec?
Message-ID: <292600015@trsvax>
Date: 11 Jun 90 15:13:00 GMT
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Nf-From: trsvax.UUCP!reyn    Jun 11 09:13:00 1990


I have a CompuAdd 316sx with 2 meg of ram and the CompuAdd "16 bit" VGA
card.  Whenever I try to run in the 386 enhanced mode, I get the standard
Windows startup screen, and then the screen blanks for 25 seconds before
windows starts up.  The effect was so disorienting that I had assumed my
machine had locked up and had reset it several times before I was
distracted long enough for it to complete its business.  Once windows
finally comes up, everything looks fine and seems to run O.K.

I have talked to CompuAdd's service people, they were very helpful but
totally in the dark as to what is happening.  Does anyone out there have a
similar time delay?  The "16 bit" VGA card is using the standard windows
VGA driver even though it is capable of 800*600 resolution.  According to
CompuAdd's techies, the enhance driver will be ready in about a month.  I
have no idea if that will affect boot time.

The README.TXT that comes with Win3 indicates that some VGA cards will have
troubles in the enhanced mode, I tried all the suggestions but they did not
seem to have any effect.  I can live with 25 seconds of blank screen if
that's normal, my concern is that something is wrong in my INI files and
Windows has spent those 25 seconds doing devious things which will come
back to haunt me later.

					John Reynolds