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#Elite Multi I/O help

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#156450From: David KayJul 15, 1994 5:50 PM
Marion, I bought the card used. With it came an OAK floppy but no instructions as to what to do. Here's whats on the floppy: ACAD.ZIP CADV.ZIP FWIII.ZIP INSTALL.EXE LOTUS22.ZIP LOTUS30.ZIP OEMOAK.INF ORCAD.ZIP PCAD.ZIP PKUNZIP.EXE README.DOC UTILITY.ZIP V16C768.VGA V4C1024.VGA VCAD386.ZIP VCAD60.ZIP VESA.ZIP VOAK1024.VGA VOAK800.VGA VP20.EXE VP2_0.TXT WIN30.ZIP WP.ZIP Whenever I run install (which will unzip the drivers) a help screen comes up saying "Your VGA adapter card has 2 DRAMS and supports 256 Kbytes of memory" and lists a few resolutions available. The drivers seem to me to be for specific applications. I just don't understand why all the memory isn't recognized. Unfortunately I don't have too much time to experiment at the moment, but will appreciate any suggestions. P.S How do I subscribe to Crossings? David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#156479From: Eulogio (DJ) GarciaJul 15, 1994 11:37 PM
"I don't understand why all the memory isn't reckognized …" David, welcome to the wonderful (?) world of Intel, MS-DOS and MS-Windows. You will be saying those words quite often, but in another context. The reason you're getting that message is thet the VIDEO BOARD, not the BB, has 246KB of video memory, which has nothing to do with the CPU's main memory. Think of it as Chip RAM. DJ
#156754From: Marion J DelandJul 18, 1994 6:53 PM
David, Leave me your postal address by e-mail and I'll send you a sample issue plus subscription info. Thanks for your interest… On your question…could you maybe have a bad chip? Marion CROSSINGS Newsletter for Amiga/PCc/Mac compatibility
#156755From: Marion J DelandJul 18, 1994 6:53 PM
David, Leave me your postal address by e-mail and I'll send you a sample issue plus subscription info. Thanks for your interest… On your question…could you maybe have a bad chip? Marion CROSSINGS Newsletter for Amiga/PCc/Mac compatibility