- Feb 22, 2008
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So i set up my new MSI barebones laptop and all seemed to be well but for some reason my video card drivers keep either uninstalling or resetting or something. Its happened like 3 to 4 times so far.
what happens is everything will be fine and then ill turn off my computer for a while and turn it back on and the res will be set at something like 640*480. I can go change the res back to 1680*1050 but then its still set at 16 bitu colors and i cant switch out of that. Something definitely happens to the video drivers because i have to reinstall them for it to work properly again.
This last time its happened its not even helping at all to reinstall the drivers and its stuck on 16bit graphics as the highest it can go.
I dont know if maybe its a setting in bios or soemthing because theres a few things in there that ive never seen before and maybe it could be one of those.
Also the funny thing about this is the only way i can get the drivers for it is off the cd that came with it. heres the product page: http://www.msicomputer.com/NB/....asp?model=MS-1651-ID2
This is the first that ive seen that doesnt have any type of support online.
My other guess would be some kind of short on the video card. When i put the heatsink on it there was this rubbery/doughy material that was set up so it made contact with the video card memeory. Maybe by pressing down its causing a short? Do i need to keep that on or should i removie it? If i do i dont think i can apply enough Artic silver so it makes contact with the heatsink.
Besides that i dont know what else it could be. It also did something weird the first time i installed windows on it. It though there was 2 displays attached for some reason? any suggestions?
what happens is everything will be fine and then ill turn off my computer for a while and turn it back on and the res will be set at something like 640*480. I can go change the res back to 1680*1050 but then its still set at 16 bitu colors and i cant switch out of that. Something definitely happens to the video drivers because i have to reinstall them for it to work properly again.
This last time its happened its not even helping at all to reinstall the drivers and its stuck on 16bit graphics as the highest it can go.
I dont know if maybe its a setting in bios or soemthing because theres a few things in there that ive never seen before and maybe it could be one of those.
Also the funny thing about this is the only way i can get the drivers for it is off the cd that came with it. heres the product page: http://www.msicomputer.com/NB/....asp?model=MS-1651-ID2
This is the first that ive seen that doesnt have any type of support online.
My other guess would be some kind of short on the video card. When i put the heatsink on it there was this rubbery/doughy material that was set up so it made contact with the video card memeory. Maybe by pressing down its causing a short? Do i need to keep that on or should i removie it? If i do i dont think i can apply enough Artic silver so it makes contact with the heatsink.
Besides that i dont know what else it could be. It also did something weird the first time i installed windows on it. It though there was 2 displays attached for some reason? any suggestions?
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