Supported Vesa Modes - Matrox Millenium Installation Manual

Supported VESA modes

The Matrox Millennium video BIOS supports DOS VESA Super VGA applications and games in
the modes listed with a VESA mode number in the table below:
Resolution
640 x 400
640 x 480
800 x 600
1024 x 768
1280 x 1024
1600 x 1200
1. Requires 4 MB memory
Note that DOS applications that require a VESA mode are not supported by the Millennium
Windows 3.1 driver in a DOS full-screen session when the
enabled. You can disable the
dialog box.
Using vbetsr.com and vbesetup.exe
The default vertical refresh rate for all VESA modes is 60 Hz. The vbetsr and vbesetup utilities
can be used to obtain higher refresh rates, the same as obtained with your Matrox PowerDrivers. Use
the following procedure to run vbetsr and vbesetup on your system:
Select a monitor with one of the Matrox Monitor programs.
1
Add calls to vbetsr and vbesetup (in that order) in your autoexec.bat file (vbetsr and vbesetup
2
also support DDC monitors).
Now you can run your VESA Super VGA-compatible applications at the highest refresh rates
supported by your monitor.
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