BIOS Programming

Instructions

It is recommended that you use the official manual as a source for this information Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual . This table is not all inclusive by any means and only lists instructions used in the tutorials.

Mode

Resolution

Type

Color

Address

0x0

40x25

Text

Black & White

0x1

40x25

Text

16 colors

0x2

80x25

Text

16 grays

0xB800

0x3

80x25

Text

16 colors

0XB800

0x4

320x200

Graphics

4 colors

0x5

320x200

Graphics

4 colors

0x6

640x200

Graphics

Black & White

0xD

320x200

Graphics

16 colors

0xE

640x200

Graphics

16 colors

0xF

640x350

Graphics

Black & White

0x11

640x480

Graphics

No

0xA000

0x12

640x480

Graphics

Yes

0xA000

0x13

320x200

Graphics

256 colors