Re: Micron Pentium Pro/Imagine 128 problem

From: <walter_at_icx.net>
Date: 1996/08/13
Message-ID: <3210fb47.0_at_news.icx.net>#1/1


In <32108F7C.5656AEC7_at_cisco.com>, "Sean W. Smith" <sesmith_at_cisco.com> writes:
>Pstu_at_sierra.net wrote:
>>
>> I've got a new Micron Magnum Pro Plus 200 computer
>> (that's a pentium pro 200 based on the intel 82450KX
>> chipset). OS/2 seems to work OK, until I try to get
>> decent video.
>>
>> The video board that came with the machine was a Diamond
>> Stealth 3d. It has no OS/2 support, so I returned it.
>>
>> I then installed a Number Nine Imagine 128 PCI with 2MB
>> VRAM. It claims to have OS/2 support, but if I run
>> it in any mode other than 640x480 VGA (ugh!) I get a lot
>> of random hoizontal lines on my screen that look like echos
>> of other video lines.
>>
>> There is also something funny about the way the video drivers
>> install. When I go to selective install, it says my primary
>> video driver is VGA. I then select the Number Nine stuff,
>> and proceed with the installation. After reboot,
>> the horizontal lines appear and if I return to selective install
>> it says I've got VGA installed.
>>
>> Does anyone have any ideas about this?
>> Do you know if my Micron just won't run OS/2 with
>> high resolution graphics? Or is there something special I
>> have to do to get the Imagine 128 board running?
>>
>> As for customer service, Micron just says they don't support
>> OS/2, and Number Nine hasn't returned my calls (its been 2 days).
>>
>> Maybe I should just go back to Gateway 2K.
>

I have a Micron Pro Magnum 200 running OS/2. I replaced the Diamond Video  board it came with with a Matrox Millenium. That works OK. It is just a matter of driver support quality of course.  Walt. Received on Tue Aug 13 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST

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