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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: firedog11ku on October 23, 2008, 03:53:21 PM

Title: stuck on 640 x 480 res
Post by: firedog11ku on October 23, 2008, 03:53:21 PM

I have an old gateway desktop that was given to me.  I use it as a TV where I work.  About a week ago it stopped loading.  I would see the gateway logo and then the windows screen would come up and had lots of streaks that looked like rain through it.  then it would go to a green screen and not do anything.  I couldn't even go in in safe mode.  So I re-installed windows 98 from the rescue disk.  It still wouldn't load, but I got in through the safe mode and took out some of the files that were locking up the virus disk like video games and accounting software.  I finally got it to work without safe mode, but it asks everytime I turn it on which mode to start in.  When I tried to change the screen resolution and color settings, it always goes back to the 16-bit 640 X 480.

Any ideas?  Thanks.

Title: Re: stuck on 640 x 480 res
Post by: senthilvalli on October 23, 2008, 11:12:07 PM

can you try enable VGA mode? ???

Title: Re: stuck on 640 x 480 res
Post by: patio on October 24, 2008, 06:44:38 AM

DLoad install and run Everest Home...this will inventory all your components and provide links for drivers...
Sounds like the video driver needs re-installed.
Any problems Post back.