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   Louis Ohland to All   
   Re: ImageAccel (MCA bus) and XGA Control   
   14 Jan 25 14:25:09   
   
   From: ohland@charter.net   
      
   Oops, hit the sendt button...   
      
   > ACTION   
   When installing the ImageAccel Micro Channel video controller, you must   
   leave the installed XGA controller in the computer. This is necessary   
   for the ImageAccel video controller to frame grab XGA signals for DOS   
   use.The ImageAccel video controller must be installed in the secondary   
   video slot   
      
   Duh. It fits the AVE slot.   
      
   > When the computer is booted, the ImageAccel controller will not be seen by   
   the computer due to the XGA BIOS ROM, until the PS/2 Reference Disk is used to   
   install the ImageAccel configuration file.   
      
   I'm not sure this is correct. Until the ImageAccel is configured with   
   Set Configuration, it will be quiet as a tomb.   
      
   Terminator, sure. Fine. Methinks the need for this special mojo boot   
   disk is a tad overblown. Might end up running the base video to get the   
   ImageAccel running, then enable the on-board base video.   
      
      
      
   >   
   > If you are installing a Cornerstone Color Monitor, you will need to   
   > attach the monitor to the XGA controller to run the PS/2 Reference Disk.   
   > After setting the configuration for the ImageAccel controller, you can   
   > then attach the monitor to the ImageAccel controller. Remember, you must   
   > leave the XGA controller in the computer.   
   >   
   > Installing a Cornerstone monochrome monitor requires the use of a VGA \   
   > XGA display to run the reference disk. After setting the configuration   
   > for the ImageAccel controller, you can then remove the VGA \ XGA display   
   > and use the Cornerstone monochrome monitor as the primary display. You   
   > must leave the XGA controller in the computer.   
   >   
   > UPDATE 8/11/1993   
   > Cornerstone now has a VGA Terminator to make the XGA controller act like   
   > a VGA   
   > controller in Windows. Cornerstone also has a configuration Boot   
   > diskette to make the Cornerstone ImageAccel controller the primary video   
   > controller. To obtain the VGA Terminator connector and Boot diskette,   
   > please contact Cornerstone Customer Support.   
   >   
   > If you have any questions regarding the installation of ImageAccel video   
   > controllers in PS/2 computers with XGA video controllers, please contact   
   > the Cornerstone Customer Support at at the phone numbers below   
      
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