Tom's Guide | Tom's Hardware | Tom's Games
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
I use to have Win 98 but I reformatted my hard drive and installed Windows ME. The installation went fine by I lost my video display quality. The graphics look awful now and I can barely read anything on my computer. I have an HP Pavillion n3310 laptop. Can anyone help me fix this please?

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/mobile_computing/support_doc/bpi03837.html
Standard video drivers are installed on your notebook computer for
various settings of screen area and colors, as well as for screen zoom
capabilities. If you wish to use additional video features such as Stretch
and Rotate, you can install a supplemental video driver.
To install the supplemental video driver:1.In Microsoft (R) Windows Explorer, open the folder
C:\NOTEBOOK\DRIVERS\VIDEO\CONTROL.
2.Double-click the SETUP.exe file, and follow the onscreen
instructions.
3.Click Start, Settings, and then Control Panel.
4.Double-click Display.
5.Select the Settings tab, choose either High Color (16 bit) or True
Color (24 bit), and then click OK.NOTE: Do not select 256 colors, since the background is
sometimes distorted.To use the video control panel
After you have installed the supplemental video driver, a video
control panel is available.1.Click Start, Settings, and then Control Panel.
2.Double-click Display.
3.Select the LynxE tab and use the controls available there for
additional features, such as Stretch and Rotation, turning
LCD (built-in display) and CRT (external monitor) on and off,
and enabling video hot keys.To use two monitors in dual mode
You can use two monitors with your notebook computer, either
in dual mode, effectively expanding your screen real estate, or in
simultaneous mode, displaying the same screen twice.
The LCD monitor that is part of the notebook computer is the
primary display (Monitor 1), and a second CRT monitor attached
to the rear video port is the secondary display (Monitor 2). You
can also switch from one monitor to the other (using only one at
a time) by pressing Fn + F12.
To enable the dual monitor display:1.Click Start, Settings, and then Control Panel.
2.Double-click Display.
3.Select the Settings tab.
4.Position the second monitor to the right or left of your
notebook display to match your monitor location.
5.Select each monitor and set the colors and screen area to
the desired values. The following settings support dual
display mode:
Set a 12.1-inch display to 256 colors or High Color
(16 Bit) with an 800 x 600 screen area.
Set a 13.3-inch display to 256 colors with a 1024 x
768 screen area.
6.Make sure that the Settings box "Extend my Windows
desktop onto this monitor" is checked.Choosing display settings
Here are some limitations to be aware of as you choose your
display settings:The sum of the video memory used by both monitors must
be less than the total video memory size. Your HP Pavilion
Notebook computer comes with 2 MB memory installed.
Monitor 1 has to be in the same resolution as the panel
size. For example, if the panel is 800 x 600, the resolution
selected for the Monitor 1 must be exactly 800 x 600 to
enable dual display mode.
Monitor 1 can be set to 256 colors or High Color (16 Bit) --
not True Color (24 bit), since Virtual Refresh can be
supported only in 256 color and High Color (16 Bit) modes.
Monitor 2 can be set to 256 colors or High Color (16 Bit)
only.
Monitor 1 and Monitor 2 cannot both be in 256 color mode.
Settings cannot be changed on Monitor 2 if DirectDraw is
enable (for example, if video is playing) since the display
driver cannot reallocate the display memory for dual display
support.
Under dual display mode, only the software cursor can be
used. There is no hardware cursor available under Virtual
Refresh mode.
Dual display mode is not available if you are currently in a
special mode from the LynxE video control panel settings,
such as Rotation or Stretch.
Games that use the DirectDraw API cannot run in dual
display mode. You will be prompted to disable Monitor 2
before running the game.Microsoft (R) is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft
Corp.Windows (R) and MS Windows (R) are U.S. registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corp.Copyright (C) Hewlett-Packard Co. 1999
This information is subject to change without notice and
is provided "as is" with no warranty.
Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for any direct,
indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages
in connection with the use of this material.

HP Pavilion Notebook - Troubleshooting
Display Problemshttp://www.hp.com/cposupport/mobile_computing/support_doc/bpi04307.html

![]() |
![]() |
![]() |

This post is quite old and has been locked from receiving new replies. Please create a new posting instead.
| Ads by Google |