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| 162071 | 2003-07-22 10:42:00 | Hi, hope someone can help. I am after a device driver for a PC General monitor for W98se Model : PCG 1569E. It is a 15" CRT. I have tried a couple of US driver search sites with no luck and W98 will only let me run 256 colours max. with a nvidia GeForce2 MX 100\200 card with latest driver. Any help appreciated. Pete. |
PT-M (4281) | ||
| 162072 | 2003-07-22 10:57:00 | It wont be lack of a monitor driver that is limiting the number of colours to 256, it's something to do with your video card driver. A monitor driver basically only tells Windows what resolution and refresh rate the monitor is capable of. You are very unlikely anyway to get a "PC General" driver, as they didnt make monitors, they are re-badged monitors from the cheapest possible sources, one reason why PC General was unreliable and went bung. Choose a "standard" monitor from the Win98 list eg a plug and play monitor. and check out your video card driver(s)/software to make sure you have the right one. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 162073 | 2003-07-22 11:11:00 | PC General might have been generally unreliable - but I have a Cyrix 486DX50-2 that still goes (retired) and the associated 15inch monitor from 1994 that has been used all the time - it has seen Windows 3.11, Win98, Redhat 6.0, 6.2, 7.0, 7.3 and now 9.0. Had a service to re-solder some connections recently but still has a great picture. | JohnD (509) | ||
| 162074 | 2003-07-22 12:03:00 | Are you sure it is a PC General PC as they have not been around since the 486 era. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 162075 | 2003-07-22 12:17:00 | As far as drivers are concerned you might like to try CTX as I have successfully used this with my "PC General" monitor. The only problem I ever had with my General was the floppy controller died after five years of abuse. A motherboard upgrade from a pentium to a celeron and it is still giving me excellent service. |
Gorela (901) | ||
| 162076 | 2003-07-23 08:40:00 | Definitely PC General 486 bought in 1994. Not 100% sure but htink that they might have produced 386s too?? | JohnD (509) | ||
| 162077 | 2003-07-23 11:17:00 | Thanks Terry for your insight of what a monitor driver does\does not do. I downloaded an earlier driver and it works fine. The PC General machine has a replacement motherboard in it - I was just trying to get it going for a friend who knows less than me! Thanks to all for the replys. Pete. |
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