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Windows 3.1 256 Color Display Driver

Release Notes
© 1993 Microsoft Corporation

This file contains a high-speed 256 color display driver for Windows 3.1 which supports most non-accelerated Super VGA display types.

ZIP File Win 31 SVGA Update (SVGA) (ZIP file) [318 KB]

You can install this driver by using the Windows 3.1 Setup to select one of the following display types:

  • Super VGA 640x480 256 colors
  • Super VGA 800x600 256 Large ; Large fonts
  • Super VGA 800x600 256 Small ; Small fonts
  • Super VGA 1024x768 256 Large ; Large fonts
  • Super VGA 1024x768 256 Small ; Small fonts

Displays supported by these selections include the following:

  • ATI VGA series, including
    • ATI VGA Wonder
    • ATI VGA Wonder Plus
    • ATI VGA Wonder 24XL
  • Cirrus Logic VGA (6420, 5420 series)
     
  • Oak Technology VGA (077 series)
     
  • Paradise VGA, including
    • Paradise VGA 1024
    • Paradise VGA Professional
       
  • Trident VGA (8900C series) *, including
    • Trident Impact
       
  • Tseng VGA (ET4000 series) **, including:
    • Boca VGA
    • Cardinal VGA
    • Diamond Speedstar series
    • Everex Viewpoint series
    • Metheus Premier VGA
    • Orchid Prodesigner II
    • Sigma VGA Legend
    • STB Powergraph
       
  • Video Seven VGA, including
    • Video Seven FastWrite
    • Video Seven 1024i
    • Video Seven VRAM
    • Video Seven VRAM II
       
  • Western Digital VGA
* NOTE:

MS-DOS applications run on Trident adapters may not be restored correctly when switched back to full-screen mode from Windows.
 
** NOTE:

MS-DOS applications run on some Tseng ET4000 adapters may not be restored correctly when switched back to full-screen mode from Windows. If this happens, use Windows Setup to select one of the ET4000 options. However, this may slow the operation of windowed MS-DOS applications.

 

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