nt / hardware experts!!! i need your help!!!

[leftyman]

hi was messing around at work today and inadvertantly changed the graphics adapter from g400 to standard vga now i cant seem to get it to go back and as i am totaly unfamilar with nt im at a loss. tired of doing my work at 800 x 600 let alone hanging around anandtech. any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[dbwillis]

You should be able to delete the vid card and reboot, then log back on and selct a new one, no? I know I have another profile setup on my PC for VGA settings..if I mess the PCI vid card, I log on with VGA profile and change the settings in PCI profile (does that make sense?)

 

[zephyrprime]

Just go to the Matrox site and download the driver for the G400. Install it and your problems should be solved.

 

[leftyman]

where do i delete the vid card, that was the first thing i thought of but their is no chain of items in my computer> profiles.

if i have to i'll download the drivers for the g400 but its a compaq and i dont know if it will support it?

any other ideas?

 

[DaLeroy]

It's under the "Video" section, in control panel..You will have to start up in VGA mode to be able to change it.

 

[leftyman]

in windows NT when i go to the video it will only allow me the change the adapter it wont let me delete the adapter so that it will find the card on reboot. no matter what matrox adapter i change it to it still comes up as standard vga

 

[DaLeroy]

When your PC starts up, it comes up with an option menu to start in VGA mode. Choose that mode and then you should be able to change vid card etc

 

[leftyman]

ive seen that screen, so i need to start up in that screen and it will allow me to change the card?