Large Characters and Garbled Video with Video 7 VRAM II 8.05

 Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
Article ID: Q102138

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

If you have a Video 7 VRAM II with a BIOS revision of 8.05 and you are using a 256-color driver, characters in a full screen MS-DOS-based application will appear large and blocky; parts of the screen may be unreadable.

CAUSE

This problem is caused by the BIOS revision; it was not designed to provide 256-color support.

RESOLUTION

To avoid this problem, obtain either a new BIOS or video adapter.

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbhw nthw
Version : 3.1

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Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
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