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superflymx6

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Ihave just installed a clean install of Window98SE on an OLD laptop. I have updated everything dealing with Windows but I can hardly see anything on the computer. The display setting will only let me set 16colors and only one setting for resolution. But under the device manger I see that there is a yellow mark beside an unknow device. This is what is listed under the device manager:

CDROM
Disk Drives
Display Adapters
Floppy disk controllers
Hard Disk Controllers
keyboard
monitor
mouse
network adapters
other devices( this is where the unknow device is)

PCMCIA socket
Ports (COM & LPT)
Sound, video and game controller
system Devices
universal serial bus controller

I put the start up disk that came with the computer and used it to install the other drivers when I installed windows a few mintues ago but this devices does not seem to have any drivers on the disk. What should I do?

Also how can i get the screen better so I can actually see something on Internet Explorer. Just going around the computer opening and closing files and such the color and the screen is fine but using internet explorer I cant hardly see anything. Help please thanks alot
 
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n7

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It sounds like you need your display drivers.

Find out what kind of integrated or dedicated graphics solution you have, & download & install the latest drivers for it.
 
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superflymx6

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how do i find this infomation out and where do i go to get the drivers? I can hardly read what is typed on the post.

I went to compaq and searched but didnot see anything for my computer under there driver updates for the graphics.
 
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You'll likely need to identify what graphics adaptor it is using.

So look on their site for your model, & what type of graphics it has.

Or go Run > dxdiag to get some info.

Then if it's ATi integrated, go to ATi's site, for example.
 
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superflymx6

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The system is using the generic video driver. Please install video driver provided by the hardware manufacturer.
To test DirectDraw functionality, click the "Test DirectDraw" button above.
Direct3D functionality not available. You should verify that the driver is a final version from the hardware manufacturer.

This is what is says in the nots at the bottom after i typed in the run commmand you said too.

Also it says Name: Standard PCI Graphics adapter(VGA)
manufacturer (standard display type)

Also under drivers it has:

Main Driver: VGA.drv
Version: 4.10.0000.1998 English
WHQL logo'd: yes
mini VDD:
VDD: *vdd

 
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K, since you aren't quite as technically inclined as i had hoped, you may wanna call Compaq.

They can step by step you thru this; i cannot.

Also, you need to do a little work here. Search Google for your model, whatever, & find out what type of graphics.

It could be Intel, SiS, ATi, nVidia, etc.

Really though, it's faster for you to just call Compaq.
 
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superflymx6

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I am searching around on google but its so hard to see what it says. But I did find out about this computer.

Video
Graphics Processor / Vendor NeoMagic MagicGraph 128ZV+ (NM2097)
Video Memory EDO RAM - 2 MB
Max Resolution (external) 1280 x 1024 / 24-bit (16.7 million colours)
Supported Display Graphics VGA (640x480), XGA (1024x768), SVGA (800x600), SXGA (1280x1024)

 
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superflymx6

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i went to microsoft and looked there before i went anywhere, but they didnot have anything.

Also I found the drivers here I belive too:

http://bebits.com/app/4017

I saved them but I dont understand howto update them, sorry.

This laptop came out in I would say 1998. its only being used while my nice one is getting worked on. It just need to get on the net so i can get stuff for school.
I know the computer is junk but its all i got to work with tilll this weekend.
Thanks for the help
 
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superflymx6

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I have it printed out. I have read through it and where is says to double click on the install.sh file and follow the instructions this is what is in the file.
#!/bin/sh
base=`dirname "$0"`
cd "$base"
if [ -n "$TTY" ]
then
unzip -d / install.zip
else
response=`alert "Would you like to automatically overwrite existing files, or receive a prompt?" "Overwrite" "Prompt"`
if [ $response == "Overwrite" ]
then
unzip -od / install.zip
alert "Finished installing" "Thanks"
else
if [ -e /boot/beos/apps/Terminal ]
then
terminal=/boot/beos/apps/Terminal
else
terminal=`query Terminal | head -1`
fi
$terminal -t "installer" /bin/sh "$0"
fi
fi


I figured I need to unzip the install.zip file and I did that it has 4 file in there:

nm.accelerant
nm.driver
nm.driver
nmsetting

It says to unzip the zip file that contains the driver to the ROOT folder. I just want to make sure I extract the files to right place.

 
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Man, i am lost now.

See if you can manually update them thru the device manager?

 
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Matthias99

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Originally posted by: superflymx6
I have it printed out. I have read through it and where is says to double click on the

(snip -- bash script file)

I figured I need to unzip the install.zip file and I did that it has 4 file in there:

nm.accelerant
nm.driver
nm.driver
nmsetting

It says to unzip the zip file that contains the driver to the ROOT folder. I just want to make sure I extract the files to right place.
Click to expand...

Those are Linux drivers for beOS (bebits.com is a beOS site... why were you trying to get drivers there for Win98 :confused: ). They won't help you. You need the Windows drivers, probably the ones linked above by n7. Install those (either through an installer if they include one, or Device Manager if they don't) and you should have a usable screen. I hope.
 
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superflymx6

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Thanks alot Mattias99, it was so hard to even see anything using that computer that I could not read everything on the website. I will look around for the Window98se drivers. But I clicked on the over licks and you have to fill out this form with a bunch of stuff, I dont think I should have to fill that stuff out just for drivers.

I am going to use this other laptop now that i can see the websites.

I have went to the displays and I only have 16 color and I should be able to use more according too this:

Graphics Processor / Vendor NeoMagic MagicGraph 128ZV+ (NM2097)
Video Memory EDO RAM - 2 MB
Max Resolution (external) 1280 x 1024 / 24-bit (16.7 million colours)
Supported Display Graphics VGA (640x480), XGA (1024x768), SVGA (800x600), SXGA (1280x1024)

that is why my screen seems to be soo bad that I cant see.

I did not install those drivers so, I just had them on my computer. The website never said anything about Linux but thanks.
 
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Matthias99

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Originally posted by: superflymx6
I dowloaded the file a73813 and then exacted it but then what do i do??

from here http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=14198
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If it extracts to a .INF file, you should use Device Manager to update the display driver, pointing it to that file. You may also be able to do this from Control Panels/Display; it's been a while since I've used Win98...

It looked like it was an executable, though... or was it just a self-extracting archive?
 
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