AVAILABLE BIOS VIDEO RESOLUTIONS
The video BIOS has a revision number of 1.5-04-H06, or later. Windows for Workgroups need
the newly released (1.51_04) drivers. Windows 95 and Windows NT drivers are the same as
those on the
HP Vectra VL 5/xx series 4 PC.
Resolution
Number of colors
Refresh Rate* (Hz)
Memory
640 x 480
16, 16M (24 bpp**)
256, 32K, 64K
60
60, 72, 75
1 MB
800 x 600
16, 256, 32K, 64K
60, 72, 75
1024 x 768
16, 256
i43***, 60, 70, 75
1280 x 1024
16
i45***, 60
640 x 480
16, 16M (24 bpp**)
256, 32K, 64K, 16M
(32 bpp**)
60
60, 72, 75
2 MB
800 x 600
16, 256, 32K, 64K, 16M (32 bpp**)
60, 72, 75
1024 x 768
16, 256, 32K, 64K
i43***, 60, 70, 75
1280 x 1024
16
256
i45***, 60
i45***, 60, 72, 75
*Your display might not support the maximum refresh rates that are shown here. Refer to the User’s
Guide supplied with the display for details of the refresh rates which it supports.
**bpp = bits per pixel
***Interlaced
The following table summarizes the video resolutions that can be supported, provided that
suitable drivers are available for the chosen operating system. (SCO Unix only supports 15
BPP, instead of 16 BPP, and does not support 32 BPP.)
Number of
Colors
16
256
32 K
64 K
Hi-Color
16.7 M
True-Color
Bits per Pixel
4
8
15
16
32
640 x 480
1 MB
1 MB
2 MB
800 x 600
1 MB
1 MB (2 MB
for OS/2)
2 MB
1024 x 768
1 MB
2 MB
1280 x 1024
1 MB
2 MB
Not supported
The maximum 2D resolutions for any given video memory capacity and color scale can be
found from the following table:
Number of
Colors
16
256
32 K
64 K
Hi-Color
16.7 M
True-Color
Bits per Pixel
4
8
15
16
32
1 MB
1280 x 1024
1024 x 768
800 x 600
800 x 600
Not supported
2 MB
1280 x 1024
1280 x 1024
1024 x 768
1024 x 768
800 x 600
If Video Plug and Play is enabled in
Setup, and a DDC monitor is detected, Setup will
automatically configure the best refresh rate. For non DDC monitors, or when video Plug and
Play is disabled, refresh rates can be changed in
Setup.
