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Name: ur987
Date: April 21, 2007 at 16:29:33 Pacific
OS: Windows 98
CPU/Ram: 64.0MB
Product: IBM 2137-E46
Comment:

The computer is stuck on 16 bit color with no other option except for 2 bit color. I was advised to download, install and run EVEREST to find the Video/Device description which says: Standard Display Adapter (VGA). I was also advised before that it was almost certain that I would need to re-install the video drivers.
Can anyone help on how to fix this problem?

Thanks



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Response Number 1
Name: orbital
Date: April 21, 2007 at 16:42:07 Pacific
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YES, install the graphics card driver.

Why not go to IBM support for the driver ??

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/s...


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Response Number 2
Name: ur987
Date: April 21, 2007 at 16:57:07 Pacific
Reply:

I tried looking at the ibm site for the video drivers, but i can't find anything for the aptiva 2137 drivers... if anyone knows a link providing the drivers it would be greatly appreciated.

thanks


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Response Number 3
Name: DAVEINCAPS
Date: April 21, 2007 at 17:24:17 Pacific
Reply:

ATI Rage II:

http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/...


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Response Number 4
Name: jboy
Date: April 21, 2007 at 17:26:16 Pacific
Reply:

"Standard Display Adapter (VGA)"

You're not looking in the right section of Everest - - "standard" means just that - it's the generic 16 colour driver that's currently installed, and not helpful

The 'Devices' section of Everest should tell you what you need to know, but you've been spared even that minimal effort ; )

I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter.


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Response Number 5
Name: jam
Date: April 21, 2007 at 17:35:57 Pacific
Reply:

Looks like Dave beat me to it. But you asked about this a month ago...you mean in all this time you never found the correct driver?? All I had to do was pop your model number into google & I found out that you have integrated ATI Rage II graphics. Then I went to the ATI website.

Scroll down to "Rage II/II+"

http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/...


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Response Number 6
Name: jam
Date: April 21, 2007 at 17:39:41 Pacific
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BTW, if you were "stuck on 16 bit color", you wouldn't be complaining. You're stuck on 16 color, not 16-bit color


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Response Number 7
Name: Sabertooth
Date: April 21, 2007 at 17:49:44 Pacific
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Rage II/II+

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/w82420en.exe

http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/...

Edit: And I guess you both (jam & Dave) further beat me to it.


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Response Number 8
Name: Derek
Date: April 21, 2007 at 18:44:41 Pacific
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http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...

http://www.computing.net/cgi-bin/AT...

DerekW


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Response Number 9
Name: jam
Date: April 22, 2007 at 20:13:30 Pacific
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Looks like Tubesandwires beat us all about a month ago...response # 17:

http://www.computing.net/windows95/...


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Response Number 10
Name: jboy
Date: April 23, 2007 at 00:34:58 Pacific
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.. to little effect apparently, since "urrr" didn't 'get' it then, and a whole month later still may be no further ahead

Given tube's output, he's likely answered every possible question (in advance) for years to come, making further comments superfluous

I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter.


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Response Number 11
Name: jam
Date: April 23, 2007 at 10:46:06 Pacific
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He has a tendency to do that ;-)


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