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From: larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Is anyone using a ATI VGA Wonder card with a Northgate
Summary: ATI problems
Message-ID: <511243@nstar.UUCP>
Date: 5 Mar 90 02:23:22 GMT
References: <1651@clmqt.marquette.Mi.US> <1439@chansw.UUCP>
Organization: Northern Star, Notre Dame, IN USA
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In article <1439@chansw.UUCP>, chan@chansw.UUCP (Jerry H. Chan) writes:
> I also installed an ATI VGA card in one of my customer's systems, and
> it wouldn't BOOT -- system would beep a couple of times signaling video
> failure.  The system wasn't a Northgate, but it does have a C&T chip
> set (does the Northgate?). 
> 
> The fix:  disable VIDEO BIOS SHADOWING on the motherboard.

I've been running with the ATI VGA wonder boards in my boxes for
weeks (months).  The only problem that I have run into is that
the excessive filtering on the ATI board was creating problems
with some monitors getting in sync (like the PGA Ultra 14).



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