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| 121478 | 2003-02-15 06:33:00 | Running w98 on an old penty100 with an S3 Trio64V+ PCI(765). I'm setting it up for my daughter to use for word processing internet etc.). When I got it, it was misconfigured in the BIOS, so I sorted that out and threw in a new battery for luck. After that I applied service pack 1 and left it for a while. When I came back to it I noticed a problem in the Device Manager in that after the correct entry for the Video card was another for "Standard Graphics Adapter(VGA)" which had a problem(Yellow !). The message was "Your computers display adapter will not work with Multiple Display Support...........". I tried deleting the whole entry but Windows keeps trying to put it back at each startup, and of course the problem has not gone I've Googled around but can't find anything relevant. The Video card is using IRQ 11 and the serial mouse is not working. I have put a 33.6 modem in it and tried both COM1 and 2 to see if the mouse would go (no luck). The System File Checker shows no problems. System Info says the Standard Graphics Adapter has a problem giving Code =10(0xA) Anyone with any ideas? |
Rod ger (316) | ||
| 121479 | 2003-02-15 09:48:00 | Did the card ever work? How is it configured? How is BIOS set? If 1=yes, and 2=according to manufacturer and 3=setup or default settings, problem is software. Reinstall. Apply the recommended software by Diamond. Then check Device Manager before applying any service packs or updates. |
Merlin (503) | ||
| 121480 | 2003-02-15 21:09:00 | Hi Merlin, I Probably should have mentioned the card works OK with the driver it selects on installation. I selected some of the other drivers in the compatible group but Windows insists the one it has selected is the best? The only indication of a brand is the words Vision Magic on one of the chips. Searching for "Vision Magic video drivers" hasn't seemed to turn up anything relevant. Not too sure about the BIOS setup for the card, but all the discs had been screwed around with in the BIOS so it would not boot, so I guess its logical that some of the other settings may have been changed. I've NOW tried the default settings in the BIOS and the extra entry remains in the device manager with its little yellow explanation mark! I've just noticed an OS/2 socket, so I'm guessing a new type mouse will solve the mouse problem. From what I have seen on the net the card was one of the first capable of supporting a multiple monitor setup |
Rod ger (316) | ||
| 121481 | 2003-02-16 21:02:00 | Ok so this S3 Trio, is that an onboard videocard or is it a seperate card installed on the PC? If its seperate you may need to disable any onbard videocard from within the bios. Your mouse and Modem are fighting for the same IRQ that the com ports use. This is resolved by using a PCI modem as opposed to the ISA one you use. or by changing the Modems com port. Usually this is done by dip switchs on the modem itself. Otherwise your suggestion of getting a mouse with PS/2 connection would also resolve the problem. |
roofus (483) | ||
| 121482 | 2003-02-16 21:17:00 | Diamond are the only PCI manufactured cards that are not multi-monitor capable (See.. reading the MS readme can be good.. ;-)) so if you're trying to run two monitors, that would be the error. Try disabling the other video card/onboard video that you were using. If its onboard, then try disabling it in the BIOS if it'll let you, otherwise, disable it in doze, uninstall the driver for the other card and reboot. It should then pick up your S3 Trio and install it as default... and work (In theory ;-)) Cheers Chilling_Silence |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 121483 | 2003-02-16 21:47:00 | I used to run my P200 MMX with onboard graphics, then dropped in a NVidia TNT2 M64 PCI. The onboard graphics came up with the 'will not work with Multiple Monitor Support' error, and I could not get rid of it from the CMOS or from Win98SE. I opened up the PC, took out the onboard video connector and jumpered it to disable onboard video. The problem went away. Maybe if you open up your case and disconnect the onboard video connector, your problem will go away. Hopefully this will be of some use to you. Wintertide |
wintertide (1306) | ||
| 121484 | 2003-02-17 09:32:00 | Hi All, Most frustrating. After logging in I posted a carefully crafted reply to your responses, only to log-on now, and find it hasen't posted!!!! Anyway Chilling I have "updated the diver" to the two alternate Diamond drivers listed with no improvement. What happens is I install to new driver and Windows says I must restart, and when I do Windows "Detects new hardware" finds software for it and installs the new entry in the Device Manager. This is an OLD system no onboard video ,sound etc. ISA slots just about outnumber the PCI ones, EDO Ram, you get the picture. I am trying to run only one monitor(correctly). I have tried the ISA modem in both ports without a mouse response so hoping the O|S2 mouse will work. As previously posted(believe me) I would like to set everything up well, so my daughter has as few problems with it as possible( cause guess who has to fix it). |
Rod ger (316) | ||
| 121485 | 2003-02-17 11:08:00 | I'm probably going to be a hinderence here but I'll put my two cents worth in. Firstly though, are you sure the COM ports are going at all? I mean, if your using an old board there should still be a hoo-dackie in BIOS that enables/disables the COM ports. I've had troubles in the past with COM ports not going properly and have found that sometimes you need to go into Device Manager and remove the COM ports there, ensuring they are enabled in BIOS upon reboot. Also, make sure there are no jumpers on the modem that are forcing it to use the same COM as the mouse. Its been a while since I looked at an old ISA-plagued mobo but there is generally a physical answer to the elusively illogical question. If you really want to get grubby you could take everything off the board and have a good look at the jumpers, but only if you can be bothered. You could probably get a 2nd-hand mobo for less trouble than this one is causing. Yeah, I've waffled on enough. 1-Check the BIOS thoroughly. 2-Check the modem for jumpers and see what its doing 3-Try re-installing the COM ports in Win 4-Check to see if the serial port on the case corresponds with the correct plug on the mobo. I've done that before. :p Good O' |
Potato (3177) | ||
| 121486 | 2003-02-18 10:19:00 | Well finally got the mouse going. Basically it was a matter of taking the Com Ports off AUTO and configuring them to the normal settings. I suspect there may be a difference between restarting and completely closing down the computer that may have go me blindsided a few times?? The original problem with the extra entry inthe Device Manager remains. |
Rod ger (316) | ||
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