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Q128015: Presario CDS633 Does Not Support 16- or 24-Bit Color Palette

Article: Q128015
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you are using a Compaq Presario CDS633 and you select the High Color (16-
bit) or True Color (24-bit) color palette in the property sheet for the display,
the system falls back to Standard VGA and prompts you to choose another display
setting. The 16-bit and 24-bit color palettes are still shown as available but
you cannot implement them.

CAUSE
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Although Windows 95 correctly detects the Tseng ET4000/W32 chip set in the
built-in display circuitry of the CDS633, the video BIOS in this system does not
provide support for these display modes.

RESOLUTION
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Choose the 16 Color or 256 Color color palette. You may want to contact Compaq
for information about a possible video BIOS upgrade, or install a display
adapter that fully supports the display mode you want to use.

MORE INFORMATION
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High Color is a 16-bit display mode that supports a 65,536-color palette. True
Color is a 24-bit display mode that supports up to 16.7 million colors.

Additional query words: w32 et4000

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Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3

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