sheaf@groucho.phyast.pitt.edu (Sheaf) (06/25/91)
I have a 286-12 system with standard VGA card and monitor. Every
so often, maybe once per session, when switching between text and
graphics screens, my screen will go blank and lock up, where I have
to reboot. Sometimes, instead of a blank screen, i'll get the VGA
BIOS boot message before it locks up.
Is this a problem with my VGA card or my system board ? (I've used
several different monitors and experienced the same problem) Could the
fact that I'm using an 8-bit VGA card in a 16-bit machine be the culprit ?
If you have any ideas, let me know. Thanks.
sheaf@groucho.phyast.pitt.edu (Steve Sheaffer)mig@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Meir) (06/26/91)
In article <143944@unix.cis.pitt.edu> sheaf@groucho.phyast.pitt.edu (Sheaf) writes: > > I have a 286-12 system with standard VGA card and monitor. Every >so often, maybe once per session, when switching between text and >graphics screens, my screen will go blank and lock up, where I have >to reboot. Sometimes, instead of a blank screen, i'll get the VGA >BIOS boot message before it locks up. > > Is this a problem with my VGA card or my system board ? (I've used >several different monitors and experienced the same problem) Could the >fact that I'm using an 8-bit VGA card in a 16-bit machine be the culprit ? > > sheaf@groucho.phyast.pitt.edu (Steve Sheaffer) Try using the first 8 bit slot. Try removing all other card from the system. Try changing the VGA card's interrupt.... * * * * * * ====================== Meir Green * * * * * * ====================== (Internet) mig@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu * * * * * * ====================== meir@msb.com mig@asteroids.cs.columbia.edu * * * * * * ====================== (Amateur Radio) N2JPG