Layout b7 PR Protect CRTC registers 0 to 7 b6 BW Bandwidth (refresh cycle select) b5 DVI (EGA only) b4 CVI (EGA only) b4-b0 EVR Vertical retrace end (4 or 5 bits??)
Note This register is protected by the CR field in the End horizontal blanking register.
- Protect CRTC registers 0-7 (bit 7) Protects the CRTC registers at indexes 0 to 7 from being modified. The lower 8 registers in the CRTC contain sensitive horizontal and vertical timing settings. Software expecting the EGA may program these registers unwittingly.
0 : No protection is active. 1 : Writing from the host to CRTC registers 0-7 is disabled.
- Vertical retrace end (bits 4-0 (3-0??)) The low-order 5 (4??) bits of the value that will cause the vertical retrace period to end. The horizontal scan line count is compared to the Vertical retrace start register. When the values are equal, a vertical retrace period is started. After this time, the low-order five bits of the scan line counter are compared to the five bits in the EVR field. When they are equal, the vertical retrace period ends.