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I had to reformatt and reinstall 98se....after doing that my screen on my
laptop is only displaying at 400-600 or so and before reinstalling it was at 700-1000 or so....what can I do to rectify this? |
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You need to find and install the correct drivers for your video display
adapter card. The drivers will be on the installation CD that came with your system, or on the CD that came with the card if you have upgraded it, or you can get them from the manufacturer's www site, or just search the www using the brand name and model number of the video adapter card. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "allen" wrote in message ... I had to reformatt and reinstall 98se....after doing that my screen on my laptop is only displaying at 400-600 or so and before reinstalling it was at 700-1000 or so....what can I do to rectify this? |
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I have an off brand that went o.business....how can I find out the type of
card I have? so I may be able to find drivers? thanks "Jeff Richards" wrote: You need to find and install the correct drivers for your video display adapter card. The drivers will be on the installation CD that came with your system, or on the CD that came with the card if you have upgraded it, or you can get them from the manufacturer's www site, or just search the www using the brand name and model number of the video adapter card. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "allen" wrote in message ... I had to reformatt and reinstall 98se....after doing that my screen on my laptop is only displaying at 400-600 or so and before reinstalling it was at 700-1000 or so....what can I do to rectify this? |
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You could open the box and look at the labels on the card, but if it's on
the motherboard then that's not practical. Check out Everest - it can provide details of your hardware make and model. You may need to get the drivers from the manufacturer of the chipset if the card manufacturer can't be found. http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...-Edition.shtml The best source would be the CD that was supplied with your system, although that version could be out of date by now. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "allen" wrote in message ... I have an off brand that went o.business....how can I find out the type of card I have? so I may be able to find drivers? thanks "Jeff Richards" wrote: You need to find and install the correct drivers for your video display adapter card. The drivers will be on the installation CD that came with your system, or on the CD that came with the card if you have upgraded it, or you can get them from the manufacturer's www site, or just search the www using the brand name and model number of the video adapter card. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "allen" wrote in message ... I had to reformatt and reinstall 98se....after doing that my screen on my laptop is only displaying at 400-600 or so and before reinstalling it was at 700-1000 or so....what can I do to rectify this? |
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"allen" wrote: I had to reformatt and reinstall 98se....after doing that my screen on my laptop is only displaying at 400-600 or so and before reinstalling it was at 700-1000 or so....what can I do to rectify this? |
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I've just read about the 'debug' DOS command to find the brand of video
card- I think it was on this NG! In a DOS box, type debug then DC000:50 or DC000:35 . Along with a hex dump you get a text string including the name of the card. Marvellous. "allen" wrote in message news thanks "allen" wrote: I had to reformatt and reinstall 98se....after doing that my screen on my laptop is only displaying at 400-600 or so and before reinstalling it was at 700-1000 or so....what can I do to rectify this? |
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It was probably this post that you are referring to:
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: Aida32 available from: http://www.aumha.org/free.htm Your final option is 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 have a video card and if there is a cable connected to the motherboard it is 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 for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Mark Dunn" wrote in message ... I've just read about the 'debug' DOS command to find the brand of video card- I think it was on this NG! In a DOS box, type debug then DC000:50 or DC000:35 . Along with a hex dump you get a text string including the name of the card. Marvellous. "allen" wrote in message news thanks "allen" wrote: I had to reformatt and reinstall 98se....after doing that my screen on my laptop is only displaying at 400-600 or so and before reinstalling it was at 700-1000 or so....what can I do to rectify this? |
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