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| Thread ID: 28376 | 2002-12-17 21:30:00 | 16 Colours only? | Shroeder (492) | Press F1 |
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| 107040 | 2002-12-17 21:30:00 | Hi there Have loaded W95 (It's a long story - tried all suggested optionsbut...) The machine is an older HP (P166 with 96 M ram) It has an 'Ultra VGA 1280' monitor. I have downloaded an updated driver for this and installed but unfortunately only have the option of 16 colours (Even though during the setup process it operates at better than this. I'm pretty sure the problem is the display adapter that W95 chose to use. Unfortunately on the W95 disk it does not have any HP display adapters to choose from. I assume I need to work out precisely what hardware I have (How?) and then simply get the correct driver for it (presumably from hp.com) Does this sound right, and if so, how do I find out just which display adapter I have or need? Thanks |
Shroeder (492) | ||
| 107041 | 2002-12-17 21:35:00 | Spot on. HP will have the driver for your videocard. I'd imagine that when you goto their site that they will have something that will detect what hardware you have. Or you can goto the category of the make of your computer. THen from within their you just have to get the driver for the video card. |
roofus (483) | ||
| 107042 | 2002-12-17 21:37:00 | Thanks Roofus :D | Shroeder (492) | ||
| 107043 | 2002-12-17 21:40:00 | The Monitor mentioned will not be holding it back, it'll be the Graphics Adapter. Try the HP website, and see if you can knuckle out your machine type and then get some drivers, otherwise, crack the lid and see if its a PCI card, it may have some lettering on it. If its onboard, then you'll need to look for some markings on the mobo itself. Once you've got the sequences that look like something that could assist you in identifying the parts, search for them in google, and if its onboard, look for a review of the mobo that'd tell you what type of onboard graphics chip (SiS or S3 were pretty dominant back then I think). Hope this helps Merry Christmas |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 107044 | 2002-12-17 21:59:00 | Couple of things that may help: Have you installed windows using the HP Restore disk? (Assuming you have one) Have you look all around the case to see if there is a model number and/or serial number? If so you can view all the downloads for your model from the HP site |
crozier (2004) | ||
| 107045 | 2002-12-17 23:48:00 | An HP might have an onboard graphics adapter. Go to the HP site and look up support for your computer model. Hopefully you will find specs and drivers for all your built-in gear. I did this successfully for a 5-yr-old IBM. A prog that is said to give full specs on your MB plus heaps of other specs is SiSoftware's Sandra 2002 (www.3bsoftware.com/sandra). This requires snmpapi.dll in the Win folder - it should be installed during Win setup. Sandra is also available from sisoftware.co.uk/sandra. See Belarc Advisor from belarc.com; the site also has drivers for onboard video ? + other. For a list of free utilities which will help with motherboard identification go to - www.google.com Reputedly, if the FCC code can be found on the board this can be looked up and will identify the board. HTH |
Robin S_ (86) | ||
| 107046 | 2002-12-18 01:41:00 | Thanks all - I'll no doubt have glorious colour tonight :D Long live Press F1 :x |
Shroeder (492) | ||
| 107047 | 2002-12-18 09:33:00 | for what it's worth...I had the dreaded 16 colours for weeks and weeks after a re-install, before I discovered drivers for the motherboard on the cd that came with it...all fairly clearly explained on the disk readme file !! Good luck...Ken |
paradox (1082) | ||
| 107048 | 2002-12-18 09:38:00 | to finish that post I meant to add that only after installing the motherboard drivers could I get the graphics card drivers to install properly. K | paradox (1082) | ||
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