What about your dip switches? AFAIR, Amstrad PC1640 had dip switches to select video card, so maybe you have selected CGA... The dip switches are set as follows: OFF-OFF-OFF-ON-ON-ON-ON-OFF-OFF-OFF Judging by the link below, I think it's configured correctly. I am curious as to what would happen if …

Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-07-25, 01:16: What does SCIV.EXE -E do? If I don't first run GEM I get a black screen. After running GEM it works in EGA mode. 🤷‍♂️

Hi folks, I have a bizarre issue where my system doesn't seem to recognise that it is capable of EGA graphics unless I first load GEM. It seems that running GEM somehow 'reminds' the system that it has an EGA capable graphics chip. Is it loading some sort of TSR or something? eg. for King's Quest: …

PC1640 has a paradise EGA card so no point to try this... It is a completely different graphics chip Yep, I'm fully across that now. The EGA driver is now working but only after first running GEM. Sorry I've kinda derailed this thread a bit. I've made a new post for my specific issue: https://www. …

Okay, so I got it to work... but it's weird... If I cold boot and run "SCIV.EXE" from DOS3.2 I get a black screen. If I run "SCIV.EXE" from GEM it works as it should. Then if I quit GEM and go back to DOS it works as it should. This is also the case for Duke Nukem 1 and Commander Keen. There isn't …

Jinxter wrote on 2021-07-24, 08:44: EGA graphics in 320x200 in 16 colours can be displayed on a CGA monitor. I can't seem to get EGA to work with my setup (just black screen), I assumed it was the monitor. Guess not? Looks like I have some more investigating to do!

The PC1640 has real EGA. You cannot use this driver. Choose EGA. I only have a CGA monitor, but I understand why there may not be a 16 colour CGA driver in the wild. 16 colour CGA may not be possible with the graphics on the PC1640? Certainly not a priority when it can support EGA. I was just …

It has upgraded video and can display EGA graphics. I've only got a CGA monitor so I was hoping that I could display more than 4 colours by using this driver.... unfortunately this driver doesn't appear to be compatible with the PC1640

I've tried this driver with my PC1640 and unfortunately it doesn't work. Don't suppose anybody knows of a driver out there for the 'updated' Amstrad XT?

Sorry to raise this old thread I have the same issue. I've had to reinstall windows on this machine so I don't have the original setup. WSSXLAT.EXE seems to load but games can't find sound... I tried SET BLASTER in autoexec.bat but I still can't work it out. I have .wav sound in Windows but not midi …