VESA Video Standard Description (85289)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2.03
Microsoft Windows 2.1
Microsoft Windows 2.11
Microsoft Windows 3.0
Microsoft Windows 3.0a
Microsoft Windows 3.1
Microsoft Windows 3.11

This article was previously published under Q85289

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

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	7/7/2005
Keywords:	KB85289