-=PCTechTalk=- Re: SIS Video accelerator
- From: "jo" <jo.clark@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:00:48 -0700
----- Original Message -----
From: jo i've been stuck with 16 colours for a while now and none of
my photo
apps work. my handbook says nothing at all about an accelerator and ive
looked
inside [being more h/w than s/w] but can't see anything that is not
illustrated in the h/b. this wording [or something like it] is the first
thing to flashup on the
screen on bootup "sis pci true color". then comes the bootup header and
bios warning, so it must be just before or just after win loading [to
fast for me to be sure] that i can
sometimes see, if the page hesitation allows,
-auxilliary device port - s/w multiple for dynamic resolution is -
'off' -
belarc tells me that i have -
- sis graphics and video accelerator - 4mb video memory [shared mem bios
ver.1.04 12-08-97] - support vesa bios ext. ver.2.0.
i've downloaded several drivers from the sis page that i hoped were a
match and put them into win sys to no avail.
Can anyone add to the identity of my accelerator and advise how to
obtain and install drivers for it; i'm sure 'lost drivers' are my
problem.
this accelerator doesnot show in device manager and none of my attempts
to force it in 'add h/w' have been successful.
my os is w98 any help gratefully received - jo
Have you tried right-clicking on the dekstop and selecting PROPERTIES
and then the SETTINGS tab? That's where you would change the resolution
and colors. ---Troth
Ever time I format I am stuck with 16 colors until I install the display
driver, I have the Diamond Stealth III S540. Maybe reinstalling your
display
driver will fix it. Sincerely Yours, Hank
NEW
HI Troth and Hank - every time i try as you suggest, or anything AT ALL,
to change the status quo,which is '16 colors, 800x600 [or smaller] ', i
am asked to restart. if i don't nothing happens, if i do i inevitably
get a warning as soon as the boot gets into windows. it says something
to the effect that there is something wrong with the display set-up and
puts up the display change window EVERY TIME - 'CATCH 22'
I get out of this by stopping bios and disabling 'onboard video' which
is all i have and then setting up 'SVGA' when i am asked to. this is
the best i can get anything else is rejected. next time i look,
'onboard' has been enabled.
i need help in identifying the accelerator i have and finding and
INSTALLING the right drivers which i have somehow lost and are not
available in 'plug and pray'
help jo
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