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Win98SE system: UMBPCI and the mono graphics buffer?

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First post, by Harry Potter

Posted on 2025-05-31, 13:43

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Hi! I have at my mother's house a Win98SE tower, and on that tower is the UMBPCI memory manager. I admit that I currently don't need this, but I want to make use of the mono graphics buffer as 32k of UMBs. Can I do this under UMBPCI? IIRC, the manual says it can't, but I want to be sure.

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Reply 1 of 3, by wierd_w

Posted on 2025-05-31, 14:14

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No. That area is not supported by umbpci.

Reply 2 of 3, by Matth79

Posted on 2025-05-31, 14:20

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I think VGA overlaps the mono graphics area, using the whole of the A and B block

Reply 3 of 3, by Harry Potter

Posted on 2025-05-31, 15:28

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wired_w: Thank you. Mattf79: VGA does overlap the mono graphics, but it is only used for mono graphics.

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