Wolfgang Redtenbacher wrote:
> Cestrius -
> I agree with Dave's suggestion that the BIOS mis-detects the type
> of monitor.
> This can happen either due to bad pin contacts or due to an older
> VGA card having problems with a plug-and-play monitor. Sometimes
> a simple "MODE CO80" (as suggested by Dave) helps, but not
> always.
Cestrius,
I have had exactly your problem with mono on color monitor.
Video card worked with my monitor for years, then went mono
after a power failure.
My symptoms were these:
1) boots normally, runs DOS games (e.g. Wolfenstein, etc.)
in color mode, no problem.
2) runs non-game color apps in b&w
3) when starting Win31 displays splash screen in full color
but once windows starts, reverts to mono.
Evidently there is a something in the video card that can
be TOLD to go to color, and then works, but which won't
DETECT that the monitor is color.
I had to replace that video card, I recommend you do also.
~~Garry
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