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Hardware => Drivers => Topic started by: WillyW on December 14, 2006, 11:55:05 AM

Title: Any need to update monitor driver?
Post by: WillyW on December 14, 2006, 11:55:05 AM

Hello,

Recently re-installed Win98SE.  

Windows found the monitor as a PnP monitor.   I believe Windows called it a standard monitor when I looked it up in the list of drivers included with Windows.  It did label it A1770NSL.

I had plenty of other stuff to do, to get the computer back to where I wanted it.  I could see it, it was good enough, -   actually, to my eye - it looked good.  So I proceeded.     Just today, I remembered that I wanted to look into it a bit more.
Figuring on using the newest driver available.....


On the back of the monitor, I found the manufacturers label.    Model number is A1770NSL.
Everest reports "Lite-On/Litronic A1770NSL  [17" CRT]  (907520776)"  on the monitor line.   This was with the stock Win98 install.... I don't know where Everest gets its info from.....
On the front of the monitor is written NobleView.    I'm guessing that is just some third party marketing, and that the monitor was really made by Lite-On.

Googled some.   Wound up at: http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=8771

I believe that was the right driver.    Will somebody knowledgeable kindly have a look and confirm?    

Downloaded it.

Used Device Manager to Update Driver.
I believe old driver was dated sometime in 1999.   This one is "; Revise date -- 02/23/2000"  in the .inf file.   That's all the whole thing is... an  .inf file.

Installed fine.

I can't see any difference -   I suppose I'd have been surprised if I did.

I'm thinking the thing to do right now is nothing.   Just leave it with the driver I just downloaded and installed... no need to switch it back.    Again, would somebody please confirm?

Question:   In all probability, what is the difference in the driver thta Windows found within it's own setup, and the one I downloaded and installed? .... nothing?

Thanks

Title: Re: Any need to update monitor driver?
Post by: fffreak on December 14, 2006, 02:01:44 PM

Windows 98 just installed the latest driver for your monitor that comes with Win98. There isn't really a way to tell if there is a difference, the only difference is that they are new drivers and just a little bit more stable than the old ones provided.

Title: Re: Any need to update monitor driver?
Post by: GX1_Man on December 14, 2006, 07:09:45 PM

CRT monitors usually do not have drivers as such. Occasionally an .inf file is provided with them, but the default plug and play monitor setting is satisfactory.

Title: Re: Any need to update monitor driver?
Post by: WillyW on December 15, 2006, 09:50:26 AM

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CRT monitors usually do not have drivers as such.

I'll try to remember that.  
Thanks

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Occasionally an .inf file is provided with them, but the default plug and play monitor setting is satisfactory.

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Clear enough.   Thanks



In summary,  it doesn't seem to make any difference - therefore, unless I hear different from you all,  I'm just going to leave it as-is,  with the driver/inf file that  I d/l'd from driverguide still installed.

Thanks all.

Title: Re: Any need to update monitor driver?
Post by: patio on December 15, 2006, 05:46:15 PM

Just go by the old maxim...if it ain't broke...don't fix it.