Laptop User Manual

The shadow RAM feature speeds up processing by moving the

system and video BIOS into the RAM area of memory.

With 512KB of video RAM, the VGA controller supports

standard resolutions up to 640 x 480 in 16 colors and extended

resolutions up to 640 x 480 in 256 colors or 1024 x 768 in

16 colors (interlaced or non-interlaced). With 1MB of video

memory, the controller supports extended resolutions up to

1024 x 768 in up to 256 colors.

VGA

Utilities

Your computer comes with special VGA drivers and utilities

for use with the integrated VGA interface. With these drivers,

you can take advantage of the extended VGA features such as

high resolutions and 132-column text mode when you run

popular application programs. Drivers for common

applications are described in Chapter 5.

Optional Equipment

You can easily upgrade your computer by installing a wide

variety of options, as described in Chapters 3 and 4.

Microprocessor

You can upgrade your system with these microprocessors:

486SX/33

486DX/33

486DX2/50

486DX2/66.

Introduction