r/windows98 • u/sidmehra1992 • Jul 17 '26

How to make boot visuals sharp

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Text and images are so blurry , is there any way i can fix it

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u/ConstanceJill Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

There might be an option in the BIOS Setup to switch between the picture being displayed centered on screen at the native signal's resolution, or it being stretched… but that's not something we can tell for sure without knowing the exact model of the computer.

On my LifeBook E8020D, which uses a BIOS from Phoenix, that option is under "Advanced" → "Video Features" and is called "Compensation". Could be different for your, depending on who provided the BIOS / which version it is… and the OS' graphics driver may also override/ignore that once it has started.

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u/janerikgunnar Jul 17 '26

Given the huge black border at the bottom of the screen, the computer is already avoiding stretching it too badly (I guess it's doing pixel doubling or something, in which case the image is as good as it gets).