RE: New computer with video card inconpatibility

  • From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 14:38:11 -0400

That's very strange because my pc (an ibm thinkpad) has both a primary
and secondary driver (as it's a laptop, the primary is the built-in lcd
display, while the secondary is the video output on the back).  This is
not causing me any problems.  Maybe this is an issue specific to Dell?

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> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jean Menzies
> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 7:26 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: New computer with video card inconpatibility
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> Hey, I'm weeks behind in my messages but I've just gone=20
> through the exact problem with a Del 8400 and the exact video=20
> card.  Perhaps you've found your answer by now, but here's=20
> the scoop.  The video card works fine, so don't panic.  As I=20
> understand it, many of the newer video cards with TV out=20
> present a conflict for Jaws.  This happens because there are=20
> actually two drivers, a primary and a secondary video driver.=20
>  You need to disable the secondary driver so that Jaws knows=20
> to focus on the primary driver.
> Otherwise Jaws gets confused.  Sorry that I don't know the=20
> steps to disable this, but perhaps someone else does or you=20
> have found out by now.  I needed to get sighted help to do=20
> it, as it was all before Jaws could be successfully loaded. =20
> But once that was done, Jaws loaded and works fine. =20
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> Jean
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