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Display resolution after reformatting is very low
Hello!,I reformatted my Pentium3,Win98 computer and the only resolution
available on the Display,Settings screen is 2 colors and 16 colors,I updated Win98 and installed from my CD Second Edtion the driver,and can not find any newer drivers to improve the resolution.The Screen area slider will not move from 640 by 480 (lowest setting) My video adapter says Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) Any information appreciated Thanks Orlando |
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You need to install the display drivers for your video adapter card. The
card was probably manufactured after Windows 98 was released, so there won't be any drivers for it on the W98 installation CD. Get the drivers from the manufacturer's www site or from a CD that was supplied with your system or from the CD that was supplied with the video card if you have installed an upgrade. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Orlando" wrote in message ... Hello!,I reformatted my Pentium3,Win98 computer and the only resolution available on the Display,Settings screen is 2 colors and 16 colors,I updated Win98 and installed from my CD Second Edtion the driver,and can not find any newer drivers to improve the resolution.The Screen area slider will not move from 640 by 480 (lowest setting) My video adapter says Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) Any information appreciated Thanks Orlando |
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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), pull the card straight out. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Orlando" wrote in message ... Hello!,I reformatted my Pentium3,Win98 computer and the only resolution available on the Display,Settings screen is 2 colors and 16 colors,I updated Win98 and installed from my CD Second Edtion the driver,and can not find any newer drivers to improve the resolution.The Screen area slider will not move from 640 by 480 (lowest setting) My video adapter says Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) Any information appreciated Thanks Orlando |
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