|
|
|
Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480
|
Original Message
|
Name: b-rad
Date: September 18, 2006 at 12:05:57 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 OS: Windows 98SECPU/Ram: Intel Pentium IIIE 733MHzModel/Manufacturer: ACER/ASPIRE AS6400 |
Comment: hey i just restored my computer and now i can only get 16 colors and 640x480. i looked in control panel/display/settings and there was only 2 and 16 colors for selection. my monitor is an acer 77c and my chipset is
VIA VT82C694X APOLLO PRO133A if that helps. please help me. thanks
Report Offensive Message For Removal
|
|
Response Number 3
|
Name: b-rad
Date: September 18, 2006 at 12:28:06 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)how do i install my display driver? i mightve installed it already but i dont know what it is
 Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 4
|
Name: Derek
Date: September 18, 2006 at 12:57:49 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)You need drivers (software) for sound/modem/display etc. Usually a CD is provided with the machine or motherboard. If not you need to Google for drivers. I don't know your particular machine but it rather sounds as if you need chipset drivers (which cover everything) unless you are using an add-on display card. If it's an add-on card then you need to get the drivers for that (from whoever made it). Whatever, make sure you get the right ones. The monitor itself is not usually fussy about drivers, it's the display hardware (inside the box) that needs them. DerekW
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 5
|
Name: Derek
Date: September 18, 2006 at 13:00:33 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)... more. If you used a "Restore CD" they might be on that but usually it would load them automatically. DerekW
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 7
|
Name: Sabertooth
Date: September 18, 2006 at 14:16:11 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)Apparently you have the TNT2 in your system. There should definitely be a driver disc that came with the PC, if the restore disc did not include the applicable TNT2 driver. You can however install the forceware driver and it should take care of it as well. Make sure you download from your region (US or International).
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 10
|
Name: b-rad
Date: September 18, 2006 at 16:07:34 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)i downloaded the OS/2 one because it works on TNT2 but i dont know what to do after i download it?
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 11
|
Name: b-rad
Date: September 18, 2006 at 16:12:46 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)i always download some driver thing but it always asks me do insert a disk which i dont have....
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 12
|
Name: Derek
Date: September 18, 2006 at 16:15:29 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)Your only choices are between the two 9x ones, AGP or PCI. I think I know which one but best let Sabertooth advise because it seems he knows the machine and it will save me a trip to Google..... DerekW
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 13
|
Name: Sabertooth
Date: September 18, 2006 at 16:27:15 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)Hey b-rad, If you aren't familiar with the hardware upgrade wizard, then I'll suggest you simply forgo the individual driver route and just install the forceware drivers from my first link - no need to get things more complicated for you ;-)
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 15
|
Name: b-rad
Date: September 18, 2006 at 16:45:56 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)hey sabretooth i downloaded the forceware on your first link and when i was installing it,it said: Setup was unable to locate any Nvidia graphics chips on this system. The installation will be terminated.
what is that??
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 16
|
Name: b-rad
Date: September 18, 2006 at 17:08:23 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)o lol i thought street1's link was the same as sabretooth's link. im downloading yours now street1 and ill tell you what happens
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 17
|
Name: Sabertooth
Date: September 18, 2006 at 17:12:45 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)Hmmm, Acer does list an ATI AGP2X 8MB as a display option for the Aspire 6400, may be that's what you have. At this point, I suggest you download Unknown Devices and let's see which one it is that you've got.
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 19
|
Name: Sabertooth
Date: September 18, 2006 at 17:43:33 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)Glad you got it sorted out, although it's a little strange 71.84 (March 11, 2005) worked and 81.98 (December 21, 2005) didn't ;-(
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 21
|
Name: ligib
Date: September 22, 2006 at 04:23:05 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)i had this problem i checked the device manager and found that i had two cards it was going to and was using the defaulft one i deleted it and it went to the right display
check the devive manager
butch
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 23
|
Name: Derek
Date: October 1, 2006 at 14:54:44 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)olcow No two problems are alike. I suggest you raise your own new post rather than adding to an old one, which only a few will now visit. That way we will also collect the required information about your system. Go to the top left of this page and choose the Windows system you are using. Keep note of the post number it gives you. On the new post explain exactly what the problems are and which particular card you are talking about. DerekW
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 24
|
Name: olcow
Date: October 7, 2006 at 12:10:38 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)Thanks to your site I was able to down load the program that lets you find just what is running on your computer... It lead me to where I can find the driver... I now have the drivers I need... I thank you guys very much... Even though you only get a few visitores... You sure saved me... Than you very, very much:) Olcow
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
|
Response Number 25
|
Name: Derek
Date: October 7, 2006 at 16:02:18 Pacific
Subject: Help: ONLY 16 COLORS and 640x480 |
Reply: (edit)Glad to hear you were able to sort it out and thx for letting us know. DerekW
Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal
|
Use following form to reply to current message:
|
|
|
