IBM Display mode and operating system restrictions, SurePOS 500 4846-XX5 Technical Reference

SurePOS 500 4846-XX5 Technical Reference

	1280 x	64K	Graph	SXGA	75	4
	1024	(16 bpp)
	1280 x	64K	Graph	SXGA	85	4
	1024	(16 bpp)
	640 x 480	16M	Graph	VGA	60	2
		(32 bpp)
112	640 x 480	16M	Graph	VGA	75	2
		(32 bpp)
	640 x 480	16M	Graph	VGA	85	2
		(32 bpp)
	800 x 600	16M	Graph	SVGA	60	4
		(32 bpp)
115	800 x 600	16M	Graph	SVGA	75	4
		(32 bpp)
	800 x 600	16M	Graph	SVGA	85	4
		(32 bpp)
	1024 x 768	16M	Graph	XVGA	60	4
		(32 bpp)
118	1024 x 768	16M	Graph	XVGA	75	4
		(32 bpp)
	1024 x 768	16M	Graph	XVGA	85	4
		(32 bpp)

3.10.1 Display mode and operating system restrictions

The operating system, the display size, and any attached CRTs can affect the display resolution. The following definitions describe the terms and various display configurations:

Display Configuration	Definition
Single	A type of display configuration that supports only one display device.
Twin	A type of display configuration that supports two display devices, each of which has
	the same content, resolution, and timings. Also referred to as Simultaneous mode.
Clone	A type of display configuration that drives two display devices, each displaying the
	same content, but can have different resolutions and (independent) timings.
Dual Independent Head	A type of display configuration that supports two displays with different content on
(DIH)	each display device. Also referred to as an Extended Desktop.

The onboard LCD supports the following modes when using the indicated operating system:

•DOS: Single

•Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Clone (default), twin

•WEPOS: Clone (default), twin

The onboard LCD and one extra attached LCD:

•DOS: Single; the onboard LCD is primary

•Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Clone (default), twin, DIH

•WEPOS: Clone (default), twin, DIH

Operating system with display combinations and restrictions

Display			DOS	Windows
Onboard LCD only	Image		Single1	Single
	Restrictions		None
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