Joe,
Thank you for your information and help. I installed the
VIA chipset drivers, but I get an error message that says
the Savage 4 Driver is not compatible with my computer and
that I should not install it, I don't know what the
Display "applet" program is, Display Properties still says
(Unknown Monitor) on (Unknown Device), 16 colors is still
my only choice, the screen is still 640 x 480 pixels and I
can't change it.
Sheila
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Hi - first download and install the latest drivers for
your VIA chipset,
then reboot.
VIA Hyperion chipset driver Version - 4.53 which is
available he
http://www.viaarena.com/Default.aspx?PageID=2
Then download the dirvers for your video card.
395drv Savage4 (394-398) Drivers which are available
he
http://ranger.s3graphics.com/swlib/
Create a folder on your desktop called Video Drivers.
Download the video drivers to it. Right click and
extract the files to the
*same folder*, or extract it using one of the free zip
utilities from the PC
World Magazine website:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...ption/0,fid,65
31,00.asp
**If you already have the drivers extracted in a folder
you can find, then
start here.**
Since the drivers do not have a self-installer so you
will have to follow
these installation instructions for Example 2 or Example
3:
DRIVER INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Click Start, then Settings, then Control Panel.
Start the "Display" applet program.
Select the "Settings" page, push the "Change
Display Type" button.
Push the "Change" button in the "Adapter Type" area.
Push the "Have Disk" button and press "OK".
Specify the path to the new driver and press the
ENTER
key:
Example 2: Type in the name of the directory
where you copied
the drivers, either on your local
hard drive or
on a network share.
(***This will be the Video Drivers
folder you created
on your Desktop***)
Example 3: If you're not sure exactly where the
drivers are,
choose the "Browse..." button are
find them.
(***This will be the Video Drivers
folder you created
on your Desktop***)
The "Select Device" dialog box will appear. Select
the adapter that
corresponds to the one you installed in your
machine and click OK.
Windows 95 (or Windows 98) will copy the display
drivers to the proper
directories on your system.
Continue choosing Close until asked to restart your
machine from the
"Systems Settings Change" dialog box.
After the system has restarted, you can go back
into the Display
applet and select alternate screen resolutions and
color depths.
Make sure you *temporarily* disable your anti-virus
program since it can
interfere with the video drivers installation process.
Reboot your
computer.
Joe
"Sheila" wrote in
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...
I have the same problem as Crystal. (see copy of email
below) Also, now everything is huge and wider than the
width of the monitor, so it is beyond where I can reach
it
with the mouse. I have a 17" monitor.
I went to this site (http://www.s3graphics.com/) and it
says "earlier drivers are obsolete", so I don't know how
to find what I need to download.
Here is my computer information:
Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 SE
Display
Video Adapter S3 Graphics Inc. ProSavage (16 MB)
3D Accelerator S3 Savage4
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