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Date:	Sat, 1 Sep 2007 10:44:29 -0700
From:	J R FOX <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Help with Old Computer...?

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--- Martin Rosenfeld wrote:

> The graphic card is built into the MB> How can I
> detect its memory?
> Should I try VGA mode?

The PCI util.s should be able to tell you whatever is
tellable about your hardware. Get the latest VK build
from Hobbes, if you want to run it under OS/2 later
on, otherwise there are other versions. The
supporting HW database file is updated periodically,
but as this is an older computer, you may not need the
most recent version.

The PCI output is not the last word: sometimes you
have to do some digging on the 'Net to determine who
the *real* mfr. is behind certain names that are
reported. Also, my Shuttle's spec.s claim that the
built in video memory is 256M, yet PCI and other such
util.s report a number that is *far* lower . . . and I
never have learned what's up with that.

Jordan

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