kew@uucs1.UUCP (kew) (11/30/90)
I am having a problem with my ATI VGA Wonder. It is a 512K OEM (no mouse) version. The problem is that when I run certain programs (links, battle chess, grasprt) the screen goes blank. I am using it with a ViewSonic 4 monitor. I have it set up for multisync operation. I have tried all of the other settings (NEC 2D, NEC 3D, 8514, etc) but nothing seems to do the trick. I also tried a Seiko CM-1430 monitor and it did the same thing. Is this a known problem? Have I set it up wrong? Is my board bad? Help. Thanks in advance. -- Kenneth E. Wharton | ** But it's a dry heat! ** UUCS inc. Phoenix, Az | ncar!noao!asuvax!hrc!uucs1!kew sun!sunburn!gtx!uucs1!kew
daly@ecs.umass.edu (12/01/90)
In article <358@uucs1.UUCP>, kew@uucs1.UUCP (kew) writes: > I am having a problem with my ATI VGA Wonder. It is a 512K OEM (no mouse) > version. The problem is that when I run certain programs (links, > battle chess, grasprt) the screen goes blank. I am using it with a > ViewSonic 4 monitor. > > I have it set up for multisync operation. I have tried all of the other > settings (NEC 2D, NEC 3D, 8514, etc) but nothing seems to do the trick. > I also tried a Seiko CM-1430 monitor and it did the same thing. > > Is this a known problem? Have I set it up wrong? Is my board bad? Help. > > Thanks in advance. > -- > Kenneth E. Wharton | ** But it's a dry heat! ** > UUCS inc. Phoenix, Az | > ncar!noao!asuvax!hrc!uucs1!kew sun!sunburn!gtx!uucs1!kew I don't think its a bad board. When I first bought my ATI VGA WONDER board (orig, with mouse), I tried to run F19 Stealth Fighter on it, and I experienced a similar problem, with the screen going blank, and the computer locking up immediately after I selected the VGA mode (or was it MCGA?). But anyway, I called ATI, and the Tech. Rep. told me that for some games I would have to run the VCONFIG program that came with the board. I was to type: VCONFIG FIX ON and when I was done: VCONFIG FIX OFF I noticed that when the fix was on, some things seemed to take a very long time to be displayed on the screen (the card ran very slowly) but other things ran fine (such as the game I wanted to play). This command option for vconfig is not mentioned in the manual. F19 was the only program I think I ever needed to do that for, but I haven't really used that programs that you mentioned, except I think Battle Chess (is that EGA?) worked OK. Maybe this is the same problem you have.... Good luck, Bryon Daly daly@ecs.umass.edu ---- DISCLAIMER: I tried to speak for my employers, but they told me to shut up!