Microsoft KB Archive/30052

IBM PS/2 Display Adapter PSS ID Number: Q30052 Article last modified on 11-09-1992 PSS database name: W_Win3

2.x 3.00 3.00a 3.10

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Summary:

The add-on VGA board for IBM PC/XTs, PC/ATs, and compatibles, including the PS/2 Model 30 (as opposed to the PS/2 Model 30 built-in MCGA adapter) is called the “IBM PS/2 Display Adapter.”

The adapter is 100-percent IBM VGA compatible, and may be used with Microsoft Windows by specifying “IBM (or 100-percent compatible) VGA” in the Windows Setup program Displays dialog box.

The adapter is also 100-percent IBM CGA and EGA compatible and can be installed by specifying “IBM (or 100-percent compatible) CGA” or “IBM (or 100-percent compatible) EGA” on the Windows Setup program Displays dialog box. (However, note that Windows 3.1 has no CGA choice.)

Choose CGA or EGA installation options if you have a monitor that supports only CGA or EGA.

IBM color monitors that support VGA include the 8512, 8513, and 8514. This board also may be used with third-party multiple-sync analog monitors, such as the NEC MultiSync, Sony Multiscan, and Mitsubishi Diamond Scan.

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