July 13th 04, 07:25 AM
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Lost driver
Ron - the Dos debug did the trick - it's an Nvidia on-board device.
Downloaded the driver, and all now perfect.
Many thanks - you're a star!
Jeremy
"Ron Badour" wrote in message
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Since you have a video card, why don't you check the mobo and see if there
is a switch to disable the on board video?
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Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
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"Jeremy Poynton" wrote in message
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Ron,
Thanks,
OK - The mobo was replaced, and I suspect that I lost an onboard
driver -
there seems to be none. I have a Matrox Mystique card, but I have been
unable to make that the "prime" display adapter - it is always treated
as
the second in a dual monitor display setup, and I cannot get the monitor
to
"talk" to it. I've tried various instals from the Gateway site with no
effect - and of course, this box was bought in the UK, and the European
Gateway operation has shut down - so it maybe the Stateside one has no
drivers of use to me - if I could determine what model of Crystalscan
monitor it is in the first place. Will try your Dos debug for sure
Many thanks
Jeremy
"Ron Badour" wrote in message
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When the correct screen resolution (screen area) or the right number
of
colors are not available choices in display properties, settings tab,
then
it is a good bet you do not have the right driver installed for your
display
adapter. The display adapter in your PC is either a video card or a
display
chipset on the motherboard.
If you received a CD or floppy disks with drivers along with your PC,
see
if
they contain a display adapter driver and install it using: control
panel,
system, device manager, display adapter.
If you know what display adapter your PC has but you have no disks,
use
www.google.com to track down the correct driver on the internet.
If you do not know what display adapter your PC uses, you can go to a
MS-DOS
prompt and type: Debug and hit enter. The screen will display
a
flashing prompt next to a - sign. Type: DC000:35 (DC000:50 may also
work)
and hit enter. The name and possibly model of your display adapter
should
appear on the right hand side of the screen. To quit Debug, type Q
and
hit
enter. If Debug is not helpful, you can try this program: Advanced
PCI
Info, available at: http://www.upsystems.com.ua/support/alexmina/
If
all
else fails, you will have to remove the computer case. Look at where
the
monitor plugs into the back of the case and then check that location
inside
the case. If there is a card there, you obviously have a video card
and
if
not, you have on board graphics. Write down any information displayed
on
either the card or the chipset on the motherboard. Then use
www.google.com
to search for the information. Do not include all the data you found
in
one
search message--search on each piece individually. If you include all
the
information at once, you might not get a hit.
I have found that a video card will generally have to be removed in
order
to
see the information. Be careful of static electricity as it can fry
components. Before touching anything in the computer case (the cord
is
unplugged, right?), ground yourself to the case by touching it. Don't
work
on carpeting since shuffling your feet on it can generate static
electricity
after you grounded yourself. Remove the one screw that holds the card
in
place and using a rocking motion (left to right and back) and pull the
card
straight out.
Once you have the right driver, install it through control panel,
system,
device manager or through control panel, add new hardware, as
appropriate.
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Regards
Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
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"Jeremy Poynton" wrote in
message
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I got a Gateway G6-400 machine off eBay, which worked fine. Then the
motherboard blew; engineer at work kindly replaced it, but after
re-installing Windows98, I can only get VGA on the monitor. The
monitor
is
a
Gateway sourced Crystalscan - with NO indication as to which model,
which
I
have had since we had a now long gone G5-166.
I've tried various drivers from Gateway and other sources - but am
unable
to
find anything that seems to install properly - and I can only run
the
monitor at 640 x 480, which is useless.
What to do?
TIA
Jeremy Poynton
(Bristol, England)
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