Appendix B
Display Controller and Modes
Display controller
The display controller interprets software commands into hardware commands that turn particular pels on or off.
The controller is an advanced Video Graphics Array (VGA) that provides Extended Graphics Array (XGA) and Super Extended Graphics Array Plus (SXGA+) support for the internal LCD and external monitors. The 15.0" TFT LCD panel displays up to 1024 horizontal and 768 vertical pixels and 1400 horizontal and 1050 vertical pixels.
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The display controller also controls the video mode, which uses industry standard rules to govern the screen resolution and the maximum number of colors that can be displayed on screen.
Software written for a given video mode will run on any computer that supports the mode.
The computer’s display controller supports all VGA and SVGA modes, the most widely used industry standards.
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