Specifications

converter 1.5
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mode may be useful for certain laptops. Also, remember to have the “SET BLASTER” environment
string in your autoexec.bat file – more information about this is found in this manual’s appendix, in the
section entitled “proper soundcard configuration under DOS”.
Video Card Support
DEVELOPMENT INTERFACES: Number9 / S3 PCI, MATROX G200 AGP, ATI MACH-64 PCI, ATI RAGE IIC AGP, ATI
RAGE 128 AGP, CIRRUS LOGIC 54xx VL-BUS, ATI RADEON 9700 DUAL HEAD AGP…
Almost any video card is supported, either via its own chipset standard or through VESA compatibility
mode. If at first converter doesn’t seem to function (either there is garbage on the screen, or no image
at all), try to locate DOS VESA drivers for your card, or try SciTech’s Display Doctor program. In
general, any video card found in (or even compatible with) the older computers for which converter was
designed should work properly. The very latest AGP 4x or 8x video cards which
may
not be compatible
with converter would not even function in an older computer anyway, due to different power standards.
Newer AGP video cards (manufactured from about 2002 onwards) are designed for 1.5 volt operation
while older AGP 1x and 2x cards were designed for 3.3 volt operation. Using newer video cards in older
computers will result in either the video card or the motherboard burning out on power up – so be
careful, if assembling machines with a combination of old and new components.
If undesirable visual effects (such as flickering during certain text animations) is a problem for your
particular video card, try setting the animations parameter in the Display Settings menu ( [Alt] – [D] ) to
“no palette” to disable palette effects, or “OFF” to completely turn off menu animations.
Certain video chipsets, particularly ones which require support through VESA compatibility such as
certain on-board video chipsets (such as those found in pre-fab PCs such as Dell PCs), will provide less
than optimal (ie. slower) graphics performance. In more extreme cases, the video card’s chipset can
affect converter’s ability to provide responsive real-time performance. If converter displays a warning
message about the video card’s performance when booting the computer into converter, try using
Scitech’s Display Doctor to improve the video card’s compatibility and speed (see the “drivers” page in
the converter section of www.urr.ca
for further information and to download this useful utility).
Flat Panel Display Support
As flat panel display technology continues to leap forward, older 15” analog-compatible (15-pin sub-D
connector) flat panel (LCD) displays which can only support 640x480 or 800x600 resolutions are being
tossed aside for a small amount of money. These displays work perfectly with converter, which uses a
screen resolution of 640x480. Yeah, believe it or not, we’ve been asked this question!