VESA Video Standard Description

Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q85289

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 2.x, 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

The VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) video standard is a reference to a high resolution video display that may be named variously as Super VGA (SVGA), VGA-plus, VGA-1024, or extended VGA.

MORE INFORMATION

Each of the following resolutions and colors are supported under the VESA standard:

   Resolution      Color
   ----------      -----

   640 by 480      256 (same as VGA)

   800 by 600      16

   800 by 600      256

   1024 by 768     16 (resolution same as 8514/A, fewer colors)

If a specific resolution is not mentioned, the Super VGA mode refers to a resolution of 800 by 600 pixels.

REFERENCES

"The PC Configuration Handbook," Second Edition, John Woram, pgs. 461-62, Bantam Books, 1990

For more information on VESA support, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   VESA and SVGAMODE= and WIN31

KBCategory: kbprint kbdisplay kbref kbgraphic
KBSubcategory: win2x win30 win31 windrvr
Additional reference words: 2.03 2.10 2.11 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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