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Color/ Size Problem

#1 Munky619

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Posted 16 January 2005 - 11:07 PM

my screen is stuck at 16 colors and 640x480 pixels...... and when i go to settings and change it to High Color and when i try to change it to 800x600 pixels it doesn't change when i reboot. it just stays at 16 colors and 640x480 pixels..... help?

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#2 peterh

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Posted 17 January 2005 - 04:39 PM

Sounds like your S3 card doesn`t have enough memory on it for higher res (if its built in then you can set memory via BIOS Setup screen before Windows loads).

#3 Munky619

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Posted 20 January 2005 - 02:19 AM

^^ How, instructions plz?`

#4 Munky619

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Posted 27 January 2005 - 06:11 AM

BUMP. Anyone KNOW????

#5 Munky619

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Posted 06 February 2005 - 12:21 AM

Bring
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#6 ScinteX

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Posted 06 February 2005 - 06:15 AM

Isnt this just as simple as a driver issue?

Try this page:

http://www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/s3pro.html

On this page is a good detection utility........
http://www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/s3iddownload.htmlm

........And also links to Win9x/ME drivers (for 370 and 377 chips).

I'd suggest detecting the graphics chip and going from there. Unless you know it already then just go get some new drivers

A good source for drivers (if the ones above arent right) is here:

http://list.driverguide.com/list/company906/page2/

If you downlaod drivers from here, use the login/pword: drivers/all when prompted.

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