re: Screen Resolution
Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:27 am
Windows 7 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by steve
(15 messages posted)
Hi
I purchased and installed a new PCI card. Windows update has installed the drivers,
but when I plug the monitor in to the new card the light stays amber and wont come
on. I have disabled the other VGA adaptor.
Starting to get fed up now....any help please ?
Steve
On Monday, November 16, 2009 at 7:26 am, Steve B wrote:
>If Dell doesn't have it, there probably is no Win7 driver for your graphics.
>
>Intel doesn't have Win7 drivers for the above mentioned D865 board and doesn't plan
>to make any.
>
>If your machine is a desktop and it has an AGP slot, you can probably find a video
>card with Win7 support. Or maybe a PCI video card.
>
>If you want to exhaust all possibilities, you could find the manufacturer and model
>of the motherboard in your computer, and go to the manufacturer's web site. If
the
>machine is more than a few years old, I'd say your chances of finding one are slim.
>
>There are programs that can probably identify your motherboard. The only one I'm
>familiar with is Everest Ultimate. It's a nice program but will set you back somewhere
>around $35. But they probably have a 30 day free trial. There used to be some
free
>programs, and probably there still are.
>
>You might be able to find the manufacturer and model by looking at it. Without
removing
>the board that would probably be difficult or impossible.
>
>It doesn't surprise me the default driver won't give you much resolution. I was
>very surprised it did so with with my D865 board. I guess it was my lucky day.
>
>
>
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