Video Modes
The video subsystem supports the modes listed in Figure 3-1 and
Figure 3-2 on page 3-4:
Figure 3-1. BIOS Video VGA Modes
Expanded
Size
XGA
960×600
960×700
960×600
960×600
960×700
960×600
960×600
960×600
960×700
960×600
960×600
960×600
960×700
960×700
960×720
960×720
960×600
Pels
320×200
320×350
320×400
640×200
640×350
640×400
320×200
640×200
640×350
640×400
320×200
640×200
640×350
640×350
640×480
640×480
320×200
Max
Pages
8
8
8
8
8
8
1
1
8
8
8
4
2
2
1
1
1
Box
Size
8×8
8×14
8×16
8×8
8×14
8×16
8×8
8×8
8×14
8×16
8×8
8×8
8×14
8×14
8×16
8×16
8×8
Buffer
Start
Address
B8000
B8000
B8000
B8000
B8000
B8000
B8000
B8000
B0000
B0000
A0000
A0000
A0000
A0000
A0000
A0000
A0000
Alpha-
numeric
Format
40×25
40×25
40×25
80×25
80×25
80×25
40×25
80×25
80×25
80×25
40×25
80×25
80×25
80×25
80×30
80×30
40×25
Colors
16
16
16
16
16
16
4
2
–
–
16
16
–
16
2
16
256
Type
A/N
A/N
A/N
A/N
A/N
A/N
APA
APA
A/N
A/N
APA
APA
APA
APA
APA
APA
APA
Mode
(Hex)
0, 1
0*, 1*
0#, 1#
2, 3
2*, 3*
2#, 3#
4, 5
6
7*
7#
D
E
F
10
11
12
13
Subsystems 3-3