Appendix

Video Modes

Video Modes

Standard VGA Modes

Mode

VESA®

No. of

Char. x

Char. x

 

Interface

Pixel

Horizontal

Vertical

Resolution

Freq.

No.

No.

Colors

Row

Cell

Type

Refresh

Refresh

 

MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0, 1

0, 1

16/256K

40 x 25

9 x 16

360 x 400

Text

14

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2, 3

2, 3

16/256K

80 x 25

9 x 16

720 x 400

Text

28

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4, 5

4, 5

4/256K

40 x 25

8 x 8

320 x 200

Graphics

12.5

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

6

2/256K

80 x 25

8 x 8

640 x 200

Graphics

25

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

7

Monochrome

80 x 25

9 x 16

720 x 400

Text

28

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

D

16/256K

40 x 25

8 x 8

320 x 200

Graphics

12.5

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E

E

16/256K

80 x 25

8 x 14

640 x 200

Graphics

25

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F

F

Monochrome

80 x 25

8 x 14

640 x 350

Graphics

25

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

10

16/256K

80 x 25

8 x 14

640 x 350

Graphics

25

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

11

2/256K

80 x 25

8 x 16

640 x 480

Graphics

25

31.5

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

111

11

2/256K

80 x 25

8 x 16

640 x 480

Graphics

31.5

37.5

75

12

12

16/256K

80 x 25

8 x 16

640 x 480

Graphics

25

31.5

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

122

122

16/256K

80 x 25

8 x 16

640 x 480

Graphics

31.5

37.5

75

13

13

256/256K

40 x 25

8 x 8

320 x 200

Graphics

12.5

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.Interlaced mode.

 

2.Higher refresh modes available with generic fix-up TSR.

 

 

 

NOTE

 

An 8 x 14 font for the EGA modes can be provided with a DOS TSR

 

 

(terminate and stay resident) program. If the TSR has not been loaded when

 

 

the mode is set, the 8 x 16 font is used with the two bottom rows deleted. This

 

 

causes truncation of characters with descenders, but does not restrict

 

 

program operation. The TSR should be used for absolute compatibility with

 

 

DOS applications that use the 8 x 14 font.

 

 

 

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