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IBM PC - Fails to display grey shades with 4707 attached

Applicable to: World-Wide


Symptom:
IBM PC 300 & 700 Series systems may fail to correctly display shades of gray with an IBM 4707 Monochrome Display attached.

The IBM 4707 also does not correctly display dark shades on a black background in OS/2 windowed mode. The colors appear to be black on black.

Problem Isolation Aids:
Missing shades of gray may be reported as corrupted video images, or as no image at all.

The OS/2 symptom does not occur in an OS/2-DOS window or in OS/2 full screen mode.

Fix:
Step #1 Fix:
Power the system unit on prior to powering on the IBM 4707 Monochrome display. Allow at least a 5 second interval between powering on the system and powering on the display.

If the PC 300 and the IBM 4707 Display are powered on at the same time, the system sets the video mode for VGA rather than monochrome.

Step #2 Fix (OS/2):
If dark colors appear as black on black when viewed in an OS/2 windowed environment, either select full screen mode or change to a lighter foreground shade. OS/2 support is investigating
the cause of this problem and will incorporate a resolution into future products and product fix packs.

If the error persists, continue normal problem determination procedures.

SAS KEYWORDS:


PSY2 D/T65XX 65XX 6571
IBMPC PSVP PSVPDISP PSY2DISP
D/T6571 6573 D/T6573 D/T6581
PC 350 PC330 PC300 PC 330
PC350 D/T6583 6583 6581
D/T6576 D/T6577 D/T6586 D/T6587
D/T6875 D/T6885 D/T6876 D/T6877
D/T6886 D/T6887 D/T6598 D/T6560
D/T6575 D/T6585

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Hint Category

Display/Monitor, Retain, OS/2

Date Created

23-11-95

Last Updated

17-04-98

Revision Date

13-04-99

Brand

IBM PC

Product Family

PC 330, PC 340, PC 350, PC 360, PC 730, PC 750

Machine Type

6560, 6571, 6573, 6575, 6577, 6581, 6586, 6587, 6598, 6877, 6886, 6050

Model

Various

TypeModel

Retain Tip (if applicable)

H131438

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