How can I read the VESA / VideoBIOS mode deletion table?

Question

Many sites and articles about how widescreen monitors work on laptops in their native resolution mention something called the “Mode Removal Table” in the Video BIOS, which specifically prevents certain video modes:

• http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=947830
• http://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/showthread.php?t=61326
• http://forum.notebookreview.com/dell-xps-studio-xps/313573-xps-m1330-hdmi-hdmi-tv-issue-2.html
• http://forums.entechtaiwan.com/index.php?action=printpage;topic=3363.0

Is there such a thing? The fix worked for me, but I wanted to know if I can read, modify, or work with this table. However, I cannot find mention of this in the various VESA standards. Perhaps this is actually due to another more mysterious name?

Answer 1

" Many sites and articles"? The first two dozen results are from you, and most of the rest are from the Intel article you mentioned, or other people linking to this article.

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