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From: sheaf@groucho.phyast.pitt.edu (Sheaf)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: VGA Card Problem ???
Summary: Intermittant Screen Lock...
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Date: 25 Jun 91 15:23:24 GMT
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     I have a 286-12 system with standard VGA card and monitor.  Every
so often, maybe once per session, when switching between text and
graphics screens, my screen will go blank and lock up, where I have
to reboot.  Sometimes, instead of a blank screen, i'll get the VGA 
BIOS boot message before it locks up.

     Is this a problem with my VGA card or my system board ? (I've used
several different monitors and experienced the same problem)  Could the
fact that I'm using an 8-bit VGA card in a 16-bit machine be the culprit ?

     If you have any ideas, let me know.  Thanks.


                          sheaf@groucho.phyast.pitt.edu  (Steve Sheaffer)