Re: Graphic adapters

From: Benjamin Gawert (bgawert_at_gmx.de)
Date: 10/11/03 

Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 00:27:22 +0200

Michael Laajanen wrote:

> I don't think there is any firmware on the board, it uses standard VGA
> until the OS is booted then the OS loads the driver for the adapter.

Firmware is needed for the card to display anything, even Standard VGA.
_Every_ PC gfx card has a own BIOS, even the very oldest monochrome text gfx
adapters...

Benjamin

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