Re: Old EGA Video Card & Monitor

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From
Andrew Boothman <andrew@boothman.easynet.co.uk>
Date
7 Jul 1998 15:49:43
Subject
Re: Old EGA Video Card & Monitor
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35A29DDA.522704E5@boothman.easynet.co.uk

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Allan Alford wrote:
>
> Your problems are happening before the operating system even
> has a chance to do anything. They're hardware and/or BIOS
> related.

Absolutely. I realise this has nothing to do with the OS, but I thought
you folks would be able to answer my questions since they are hardware
related.

> I bet you have a 720k floppy and that you told the BIOS it's
> a 1.44.

You could well be right. But I can't even get the system to enter it's
BIOS setup program, so I have no way to change this setting even if
that's the problem. Another -hardware list member suggested that the
BIOS setup program may use a VGA font, and that might prevent the setup
program being used on EGA hardware.

What would happen if I booted the machine with no drives? i.e. With
nothing but a keyboard and video card/monitor? Would the machine enter
its BIOS setup program OK? These questions may be BIOS specific so my
BIOS is a AMIBIOS 1992 Version 1.00.03.BS0T

Thanks for your help

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Andrew Boothman <andrew@boothman.easynet.co.uk>
http://www.boothman.easynet.co.uk/andrew/
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