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From: press@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Barry Press)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: 386 Mode Video Problem
Message-ID: <644@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM>
Date: 28 Jun 90 15:55:01 GMT
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Reply-To: press@venice.sedd.trw.com (Barry Press)
Organization: TRW Systems Engineering & Development Division, Redondo Beach, CA
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In article <164@evtprp0b.UUCP> tea6219@evtprp0b (Terry E. Acker) writes:
>I need some help with Windows 3.0.  I have a 386SX, 2Mb RAM, Vega EGA
>card in CGA mode, CGA monitor (I am working on a replacement).  When 
>running in 386 mode, if I try to execute any DOS applications (including
>a DOS shell) I get the following message:  "386 System Display Type Mismatch".

Gee, and I thought I was the only one.  I get the same problem with a Zenith
386 Turbosport (also CGA), 3MB RAM.  I actually fell into it working twice
(once with MS on the hotline, so I assumed we'd fixed it and closed the call).
I can't make it come up reliably; it usually does the thing you report.  I'd
sure like to hear of any suggestions.  From the minimal commonality between
our two systems, my guess is that there's a CGA problem.

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