Guest alice Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 I'm trying to fix a PC that can't get the display above 640x480. The monitor is a viewsonic VE510b, which is listed 3 times under Monitor in the hardware list, and the display Adapters listed are Inet 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family, listed twice. I've tried clicking on Update driver on all these, and it can't find any better versions. When I do a windows update, it lists a driver for the monitor, but the update fails, with no reason given as to why. I can attempt to set the resolution up to 1024x700, but nothing changes, it just reverts back to 640. What should I look into at this point, replacing the video adapter?
Guest JS Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: can't display above 640x480 Don't use Microsoft drivers. 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset: http://www.soft32.com/download_172313.html Viewsonic VE510b http://www.viewsonic.com/support/drivers/driver_information.cfm?category=1&formName=monitor&key=37 Download the above drivers, (do not install yet), delete the duplicate entries, then install the downloaded drivers. JS "alice" <alice@fearofdolls.com> wrote in message news:1185387618.418563.256570@x35g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > I'm trying to fix a PC that can't get the display above 640x480. > The monitor is a viewsonic VE510b, which is listed 3 times under > Monitor in the hardware list, and the display Adapters listed are Inet > 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family, listed twice. > I've tried clicking on Update driver on all these, and it can't find > any better versions. > When I do a windows update, it lists a driver for the monitor, but the > update fails, with no reason given as to why. > I can attempt to set the resolution up to 1024x700, but nothing > changes, it just reverts back to 640. > What should I look into at this point, replacing the video adapter? >
Guest Jupiter Jones [MVP] Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: can't display above 640x480 One minor correction. They are not Microsoft drivers. They are the drivers furnished to Microsoft by the hardware manufacturers after appropriate tests have passed. -- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar http://www.dts-l.org "JS" <@> wrote in message news:%23vlqcFvzHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Don't use Microsoft drivers. > > 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset: > http://www.soft32.com/download_172313.html > > Viewsonic VE510b > http://www.viewsonic.com/support/drivers/driver_information.cfm?category=1&formName=monitor&key=37 > > Download the above drivers, (do not install yet), delete the > duplicate entries, then install the downloaded drivers. > > JS
Guest Gis Bun Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: can't display above 640x480 When possible always get the drivers from the manufactuter's web site. They generally provide additional features (and they are current). This is for (at least) the core components (chipset, audio, video). I've seen too many times where the ones included with Windows are flakey. "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote: > One minor correction. > They are not Microsoft drivers. > They are the drivers furnished to Microsoft by the hardware > manufacturers after appropriate tests have passed. > > -- > Jupiter Jones [MVP] > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar > http://www.dts-l.org > > > "JS" <@> wrote in message > news:%23vlqcFvzHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > Don't use Microsoft drivers. > > > > 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset: > > http://www.soft32.com/download_172313.html > > > > Viewsonic VE510b > > http://www.viewsonic.com/support/drivers/driver_information.cfm?category=1&formName=monitor&key=37 > > > > Download the above drivers, (do not install yet), delete the > > duplicate entries, then install the downloaded drivers. > > > > JS > >
Guest JS Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: can't display above 640x480 Who does the testing? JS "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message news:u$5QsUvzHHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > One minor correction. > They are not Microsoft drivers. > They are the drivers furnished to Microsoft by the hardware manufacturers > after appropriate tests have passed. > > -- > Jupiter Jones [MVP] > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar > http://www.dts-l.org > > > "JS" <@> wrote in message news:%23vlqcFvzHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Don't use Microsoft drivers. >> >> 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset: >> http://www.soft32.com/download_172313.html >> >> Viewsonic VE510b >> http://www.viewsonic.com/support/drivers/driver_information.cfm?category=1&formName=monitor&key=37 >> >> Download the above drivers, (do not install yet), delete the duplicate >> entries, then install the downloaded drivers. >> >> JS >
Guest Mark F. Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: can't display above 640x480 "JS" <@> wrote in message news:eGLYYvvzHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Who does the testing? > > JS > You know, the end users. <g> Mark
Guest Jupiter Jones [MVP] Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: can't display above 640x480 I am not sure, but Microsoft sets the standards. Because of that, sometimes the drivers distributed by Microsoft have less features. They are also sometimes older because of the time needed. Those are a few of the reasons it is generally best to get drivers directly from the manufacturer and not from Microsoft. The problems some have has nothing to do with Microsoft writing the drivers since Microsoft does not write drivers for 3rd party hardware. -- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar http://www.dts-l.org "JS" <@> wrote in message news:eGLYYvvzHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Who does the testing? > > JS
Guest RalfG Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: can't display above 640x480 Sometimes the drivers are provided for older hardware that the manufacturer wants to walk away from supporting. The MS drivers are sometimes the only ones available to use under XP. Thinking of my HP printer, my old Voodoo card (nvidia... bah humbug!), a USB external drive and prolly some other things. "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message news:urOWCPwzHHA.3772@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >I am not sure, but Microsoft sets the standards. > Because of that, sometimes the drivers distributed by Microsoft have less > features. > They are also sometimes older because of the time needed. > > Those are a few of the reasons it is generally best to get drivers > directly from the manufacturer and not from Microsoft. > The problems some have has nothing to do with Microsoft writing the > drivers since Microsoft does not write drivers for 3rd party hardware. > > -- > Jupiter Jones [MVP] > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar > http://www.dts-l.org > > > "JS" <@> wrote in message news:eGLYYvvzHHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Who does the testing? >> >> JS >
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