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From: dcoleman@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Daniel M. Coleman)
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Subject: Re: Can't get 1280x1024 to work w/2M ATI Ultra Pro
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Date: 19 Apr 93 15:07:17 GMT
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In article <1993Apr19.144814.17736@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> mancus@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov (Keith Mancus) writes:
>  I am unable to get my Gateway 486DX2/66 to run Windows
>in 1280x1024.  I ordered a 2M ATI Ultra Pro, and I'm pretty
>sure the 2M is really there because I *can* select
>1024x768x65536.   But no matter what I do with the Flex program
>in the ATI's program group, 1280x1024 remains ghosted out.
>I have Windows 3.1, build 59 of the drivers, DOS 5.0.  The
>drivers were installed by Gateway, not by me, so perhaps there's
>a file missing from the hard drive.  It runs 1024x768 just fine.
>  I did go into the Desktop window and select 1280x1024.  Sometimes
>it refuses (ghosted out), other time it accepts it, but when I hit
>OK and re-enter Desktop, it's back to 1024x768.  At no time does
>it unghost 1280x1024 in the main Flex window.  Help!

Maybe you need to go into \mach32\install and set a refresh rate for
1280x1024.  You might need to use custom monitor option.

Dan


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