Barefoot_Tom... try going to driverguide.com.... http://driverguide.com/ and go to the vid card section and look for the latest drivers for that card ........
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As the saying goes:"Been there, done that". I went to DriverGuide, and downloaded the latest (It's not verY) driver; installed it - no change. I looked for compatible drivers, not made by S3; found one- installed it, no change. Changed the video card- no change. Updated the drivers for the new video card - no change. The peculiar thing is that the computer won't let me change the display either up or down. I get the same error message when I try to go from 80x600(where its stuck) to 640x400 as I do when I try to go to 1024x768.
The problem seems to be independent of the video card, but I don't know where else to look. Everything I check says that it's working properly.
Here's a summary of the system:
Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 SE
OS Service Pack None
Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 (IE 6.0 SP1)
Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium IIIE, 866 MHz (6.5 x 133)
Motherboard Name Intel Willow Springs 2 WL810E (4 PCI, 2 DIMM,
Audio, Video)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Whitney i810E
System Memory 251 MB (PC133 SDRAM)
BIOS Type AMI (10/03/00)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
Display:
Video Adapter Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 Pro (S3 ViRGE-DX 375) (4
MB)
Video Adapter Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)
3D Accelerator Intel i752
3D Accelerator S3 ViRGE/GX
Monitor ViewSonic A70 (CZ94100550)
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801AA I/O Controller Hub - AC'97 Audio
Adapter
Storage:
Floppy Drive GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK
Disk Drive GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47
Disk Drive GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47
Optical Drive CDWRITER IDE5232 (52x/32x/52x CD-RW)
Partitions:
C: (FAT32) 3087 MB (599 MB free)
D: (FAT32) 38152 MB (32539 MB free)
Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Mouse Logitech-compatible Mouse (PS/2)
Network:
Primary IP Address 192.168.1.2
Primary MAC Address 00-48-54-88-4D-0C
Network Adapter AOL Adapter
Network Adapter AOL Dial-Up Adapter
Network Adapter AOpen AON-325 10/100M Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter
(192.168.1.2)
Modem 56HP92-PCT
Peripherals:
Printer HP DeskJet 540 Printer
Printer HP DeskJet 840C Series
Printer Quick Link II Fax
Everything except the ability to change display settings seems to be working fine.
Tom