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VGA Not Recognized On Compaq Prolinea 486/25 |
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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS
Problem
Symptoms: WP 5.1 autoselects the IBM EGA 640x350 graphics driver on a COMPAQ Prolinea 486/25. The machine uses the ET4000 VGA chipset, so WP should select the IBM VGA 640x480 graphics driver. Microsoft's MSD reports that the machine doesn't have a graphics card. Solutions: Compaq is aware of the problem and has a device driver called FINDVGA.SYS that corrects the problem. Customers experiencing the problem can download the driver from Compaq's BBS. The name of the file customers should download is SP0117.ZIP. The zipped file includes a readme file (FINDVGA.DOC) that instructs the user how to use the device driver. Customers who don't have a modem should contact Compaq Customer Support. How/Why: The FINDVGA.DOC file contains the following information: ***FINDVGA.SYS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FINDVGA.SYS forces a VGA color monitor to be acknowledged, even though the monitor failed the BIOS recognition test. Note: This is a short-term fix. Future ROM revisions will take care of this problem. ***SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Compaq VGA (Stand-alone or on-board) Zenith 1490 or any monitor failing detection. ***WHO SHOULD USE People whose color VGA monitors initialize in monochrome or black and white. ***HOW TO USE: 1. Copy the program FINDVGA.SYS to your system diskette or fixed disk. 2. In your CONFIG.SYS file, before any drivers for the board in question, enter the following line: ***DEVICE = [drive]:[path]\FINDVGA.SYS 3. An Example: Let's say I place FINDVGA.SYS in my utilities directory named UTIL on my C:\ drive. My line in CONFIG.SYS would then look like this: ***DEVICE = C:\UTIL\FINDVGA.SYS There are no command line parameters. 4. Make sure the message during boot up responds that FINDVGA is installed. If it does not install, a message stating that will appear. 5. The response should appear as: FINDVGA.SYS Version 1.00 © Copyright COMPAQ Computer Corporation 1989 ***EFFECTS ON YOUR SYSTEM 1. VGA monitor recognized and placed in mode 3. |
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