Secondary VGA Monitor Loses Synchronization with 8514 Driver

Last reviewed: February 17, 1995
Article ID: Q82432

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

Using 8514 as the primary display, and a built-in VGA as the secondary display, you may get unreadable characters on the secondary VGA monitor (the secondary monitor appears to lose its synchronization signal) when switching from MS-DOS Prompt in full-screen mode back to Windows.

WORKAROUND

When this problem occurs, Microsoft recommends that you try to switch back to the MS-DOS Prompt in full-screen mode, then back to Windows to try and change the state of the VGA monitor because this situation can stress the monitor.

KBCategory: kbhw kbdisplay
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 8514 dos box secondary vga monitor
3.1 two video windrvr 3.11

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Last reviewed: February 17, 1995
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