Specifications

Introduction
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Table 1–1 Summary of Video Modes and DRAM Requirements
Video
Standard
Maximum
Resolution
Maximum
Colors
Displayed
Video RAM
Requirement*
(Bytes)
CGA Graphics 320 x 200
640 x 200
4
2
512K
512K
CGA Text 640 x 200 16 512K
MDA 720 x 350 Mono 512K
EGA 640 x 350 16 512K
VGA 320 x 200
640 x 480
256
16
512K
512K
VESA
(Standard
SuperVGA)
640 x 480
800 x 600
1024 x 768
640 x 480
640 x 480
640 x 480
1024 x 768
1280 x 1084
256
256
16
32K
64K
16 M
256
16
512K
512K
512K
1M
1M
1M
1M
1M
* NOTE: All video RAM is factory-installed; 1M is standard, 512K is available by special
order
Flat Panel Displays
The Little Board/P5i display controller supports all flat panel display technologies including plasma,
electroluminescent (EL), and LCD. LCD panel types include single panel-single drive (SS), and dual
panel-dual drive (DD) configurations.
Note
Panel technology is changing rapidly. Flat panel support in the
Little Board/P5i ROM BIOS will change from time to time to
maintain compatibility with current panel technology.