[ddots-l] Re: Dell Laptops a Problem?
- From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 15:28:23 -0700
Hello Dan and others,
First, I did try to re-label the graphics, but very few were
successful after repeated attempts. Moreover it's so bad
that the keypad window keeps moving away from the far right
side. Even after "successfully" completing test #4 it is
immediately wrong again.
I looked at the display adapter and what I have installed
(if I'm reading the right stuff) is
Intel 915GM/GMS Express chipset
128 Mb
Does this give anyone some idea as to what would be the
solution?
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Rugman" <danrugman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:25 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Dell Laptops a Problem?
Dave,
Just a quick warning - when I installed a new graphics card
in my desktop I
had to do all the graphics labeling in Sibelius again.
Yuck!
I don't know if the same is true for a laptop so you might
get lucky.
Regarding dos and don'ts -
don't use an onboard adapter, instead get a dedicated 128MB
adapter.
You shouldn't need a 256MB adapter. They're for gamers who
need super
dooper 6 dimensional high resolution graphics without which
Mortal Combat 47
just won't look as good!
Oops! got a bit carried away there!
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 6:07 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Dell Laptops a Problem?
> Well,
>
> I've seen a lot of opinions and defensive maneuverings on
> this subject,
> and
> a lot of dos and don'ts. I guess there's no such thing as
> a "video
> adapters
> to avoid for Sibelius and Sibelius Speaking?
>
> I'm not interested in any Sonar success or non-success
> stories -- just
> Sibelius 3.0 with Dancing Dots' Sib Speaking 3.10 on an XP
> machine.
>
> When I get back to work tomorrow I'll look at my Dell
> setup and get back
> to
> you with the video adapter installed in my Dell Latitude
> so we can put
> this
> matter to rest.
>
> Dave
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "ddots List Server" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: May 12, 2006 6:58 AM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Dell Laptops a Problem?
>
>
> When consulting with Dancing Dots I was told that my spare
> Dell Latitude
> laptop (with XP Pro) would not work well with Sibelius
> because of the
> graphics incompatibility.
>
> They were right (thanks, Gord).
>
> Fortunately this is not my personal laptop but one from
> work. However I
> note
> that JAWS works just fine, versions 5.0 through 7.1 beta.
>
> I'm using Sibelius 3 with Sib Speaking 3.10 and JAWS 6.0,
> with resolution
> 1024x768 and 16 million colors, as specified. However The
> keypad will not
> stay to the right and the graphics labeling is abysmal.
> Fortunately not my
> main machine, just one I'm using for school/work.
>
> What should I be aware of when I *do* purchase a new
> computer vis-a-vis
> the
> video adapter/drivers/chipsets?
>
> Do I avoid Dell at all costs?
>
> Is this posted somewhere and if so, where? I'd expect to
> see a list of the
> incompatible drivers/video.
>
> Dave
>
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