Specifications

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Note
When an EGA or VGA controller's switches or jumpers are
configured for a monochrome mode, W22 should be set for
"color" rather than "mono".
The function of W22 is replicated on the Utility Connector (J5) pins 9 and 10. This was done to
facilitate the use of an external mono/color configuration switch, if needed. Pins 9 and 10 of J5 are
not normally populated with connector pins, so you must add pins in that location if you wish to
take advantage of the option.
In addition to setting W22, the desired bootup video mode must also be specified in the board's
nonvolatile Configuration Memory. The Ampro SETUP utility offers a convenient means to do
this. SETUP resides in the ROM-BIOS and can be accessed either with a "hot-key" entry
(CTRL-ALT-ESC) or through the SETUP program provided on the setting of W22 and the
parameters in the Configuration Memory do not match, an error message will be displayed during
the system boot process.
Note
When an EGA or VGA controller is configured to bootup in
a monochrome or CGA mode, the video controller type
parameter specified using the SETUP utility should still be
set for "EGA" or "VGA".
Also, don't forget to set any appropriate switches or jumpers on the video display controller for
the desired video mode. Refer to your video controller's technical manual.