Display Drivers Included with Windows 95 and Supported Modes

Last reviewed: September 13, 1995
Article ID: Q122710
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

This article provides information about the display drivers included with Windows 95 and the supported modes of those drivers.

Colors are described in bits per pixel (bpp), the following table lists the bpp-to-colors conversion:

   1bpp  = Monochrome
   4bpp  = 16 colors
   8bpp  = 256 colors
   15bpp = 32,768 (32K) colors
   16bpp = 65536 (64K) colors
   24bpp = 16.7 million colors
   32bpp = 4.2 billion (4GB) colors

Resolutions are described in horizontal number of pixels multiplied by (x) vertical number of pixels.

MORE INFORMATION

Standard Graphics Adapter (VGA)

Modes supported:

   640x480 - Monochrome/16 colors

SuperVGA

Modes supported:

   640x480  - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   800x600  - colors: 16/256/64K
   1024x768 - colors:    256

ATI VGA Wonder

Modes supported:

   640x480  - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   800x600  - colors: 16/256/64K
   1024x768 - colors:    256

ATI Mach 8

Modes supported:

   640x480  - colors: 16/256
   800x600  - colors: 16/256
   1024x768 - colors:    256

ATI Mach 32

Modes supported:

   640x480   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   800x600   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   1024x768  - colors: 16/256/64K
   1280x1024 - colors: 16/256/64K

ATI Mach 64

Modes supported:

   640x480   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M/4G
   800x600   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M/4G
   1024x768  - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M/4G
   1280x1024 - colors: 16/256/64K

Chips & Technologies Super VGA

Modes supported:

   640x480   - colors: 16/256
   800x600   - colors: 16/256
   1024x768  - colors:    256

Chips & Technologies Accelerator

Modes supported:

   640x480   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   800x600   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   1024x768  - colors: 16/256/64K
   1280x1024 - colors:    256

Cirrus Logic

Modes supported:

   640x480   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   800x600   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   1024x768  - colors: 16/256/64K
   1280x1024 - colors:    256

Cirrus Logic Laptop

Modes supported:

   640x480   - colors: 16/256
   800x600   - colors: 16/256
   1024x768  - colors:    256
   1280x1024 - colors:    256

Cirrus Logic 5429/5434

Modes supported:

   640x480   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   800x600   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   1024x768  - colors:    256/64K/16.7M
   1280x1024 - colors:    256

Compaq Qvision

Modes supported:

   640x480   - colors: 16/256/64K/4G
   800x600   - colors: 16/256/64K
   1024x768  - colors:    256 64K
   1280x1024 - colors:    256

Compaq Advanced VGA (AVGA)

Modes supported:

   640x480 - colors: 16/256
   800x600 - colors: 16

Oak Technology

Modes supported:

   640x480  - colors: 16/256
   800x600  - colors: 16/256
   1024x768 - colors:    256

S3 Inc. 911/924

Modes supported:

   640x480  - colors: 16/256/64K
   800x600  - colors: 16/256/64K
   1024x768 - colors:    256

S3 Inc. 801/928/964

Modes supported:

   640x480   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   800x600   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   1024x768  - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   1280x1024 - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   1600x1200 - colors:    256

Trident Microsystems

Modes supported:

   640x480  - colors: 16/256
   800x600  - colors: 16/256
   1024x768 - colors:    256

Tseng Labs ET4000

Modes supported:

   640x480  - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   800x600  - colors: 16/256/64K
   1024x768 - colors:    256

Tseng Labs w32

Modes supported:
   640x480   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   800x600   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   1024x768  - colors: 16/256
   1280x1024 - colors:    256

Video Seven VRAM / VRAM II / 1024i

Modes supported:

   640x480  - colors: 16/256
   800x600  - colors: 16/256
   1024x768 - colors:    256

Western Digital

Modes supported:

   640x480   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   800x600   - colors: 16/256/64K/16.7M
   1024x768  - colors: 16/256
   1280x1024 - colors:    256

XGA
---

Modes supported:
   640x480   - colors: 16/256/64K
   1024x768  - colors: 16/256

XGA/2

Modes supported:

   640x480  - colors: 16/256/64K
   800x600  - colors:    256
   1024x768 - colors: 16/256


KBCategory: kbdisplay kb3rdparty kbusage kbenv kbref kbhw kbprint kbsetup
KBSubcategory: wpp95 win95 winshell
Additional reference words: 95 3rdparty


THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Last reviewed: September 13, 1995
© 1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.