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"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message
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>
> Good! Now we have some more definite information to work with.
> The drivers from VIA (www.viaarena.com), which Franc mentioned in his reply,
> appear to be the same drivers as Brian had you download and install from the S3
> site earlier. They may very well be the proper driver, but I think there are
> other issues interfering.
>
> In your reply to Brian, you mentioned:
> "...in the display adapter icons in the systems settings have no more exclamation
> mark beside it and the new icon thats generic from the new drivers doesn't either"
>
> This sounds like a description of what you are seeing in Control Panel>
> System>Device Manager> Display Adapter ....is that correct? If so, you are
> describing two entries for Display Adapter in Device Manager, one for S3
> ProSavage, and another "generic" adapter?
>
> I think this is the procedure you should follow:
>
> Go here:
> http://snipurl.com/1uxxp
> and download the Chipset driver for the Brio ba410.
> Then go here:
> http://snipurl.com/1uxxv
> and download the AGP Support driver for the brio ba410.
> Then go here:
> http://snipurl.com/1uxxx
> and download the Onboard Video driver for the Brio ba410.
>
> Before installing any of them, however, go to Add/Remove Programs and uninstall
> any entry for the S3 driver and any other video driver, then reboot and start in
> Safe Mode:
> - Restart the computer and hold down the CTRL key till the Windows 98 Startup menu
> (boot menu) appears.
> OR
> - Repeatedly tap the F8 key after the memory count to bring up the boot menu.
> - Use the arrow keys to select "Safe Mode" and press Enter.
>
> Open Device Manager in Safe Mode, expand the Display Adapter category, and remove
> all entries listed under Display Adapter.
>
> Click OK, then restart back into normal mode.
>
> Now, install the downloaded drivers in the order I had you download them:
> - Chipset driver
> - AGP Support driver
> - Onboard Video driver
>
> Follow the prompts for each installation, and reboot when prompted. You should
> reboot after each driver's installation.
>
> See if that fixes it for you.
Just to add:
Installation instructions for the chipset driver:
1. Run the SETUP.EXE Program and follow on-screen instructions
2. Reboot your computer when requested.
3. After the reboot, the system requests the location of the VIAMACH.CAT file. Click
on the Browse button and go into the directory where the driver is located.
4. Select the sub-directory corresponding to your OS and click Ok.
5. Follow the rest of the on-screen instructions.
Installation instructions for the AGP driver:
Click the SETUP.EXE program, select "Install AGP 4x/133 VxD in turbo mode" or
"Install AGP 4x/133 VxD in normal mode" and follow the on-screen instructions. (I
suggest normal mode).
Installation instructions for the onboard display driver:
Run the downloaded file, bdf650en.exe
It will extract the files it contains into the folder where you run the download, so
I suggest you create a folder you can easily find, specifically for the downloaded
file.
Click Start, then Settings, then Control Panel, and click on the "Display" icon.
Select the "Settings" page, click the "Advanced." button. Select the "Adapter" tab,
then press the "Change" button.
Click "Next" and select "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location,
so you can select the driver you want ".
[Important : Do not select "Search for a better driver than the one your device is
using now. (Recommended)", because the previous driver wouldn't be replaced by this
new version.]
Click "Have Disk" and Browse button, and specify the path to the new driver (where
the download was extracted), then highlight ps103cnu.inf and press OK.
Click on "Next" (Note: during the operation, the system may request you to insert
the "S3 Driver Disk". If that happens, just re-enter the path where the driver is
located.)
Follow the prompts, click on Finish and restart the machine when prompted.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
news:%23p2qdeUOIHA.5988@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
> Good! Now we have some more definite information to work with.
> The drivers from VIA (www.viaarena.com), which Franc mentioned in his reply,
> appear to be the same drivers as Brian had you download and install from the S3
> site earlier. They may very well be the proper driver, but I think there are
> other issues interfering.
>
> In your reply to Brian, you mentioned:
> "...in the display adapter icons in the systems settings have no more exclamation
> mark beside it and the new icon thats generic from the new drivers doesn't either"
>
> This sounds like a description of what you are seeing in Control Panel>
> System>Device Manager> Display Adapter ....is that correct? If so, you are
> describing two entries for Display Adapter in Device Manager, one for S3
> ProSavage, and another "generic" adapter?
>
> I think this is the procedure you should follow:
>
> Go here:
> http://snipurl.com/1uxxp
> and download the Chipset driver for the Brio ba410.
> Then go here:
> http://snipurl.com/1uxxv
> and download the AGP Support driver for the brio ba410.
> Then go here:
> http://snipurl.com/1uxxx
> and download the Onboard Video driver for the Brio ba410.
>
> Before installing any of them, however, go to Add/Remove Programs and uninstall
> any entry for the S3 driver and any other video driver, then reboot and start in
> Safe Mode:
> - Restart the computer and hold down the CTRL key till the Windows 98 Startup menu
> (boot menu) appears.
> OR
> - Repeatedly tap the F8 key after the memory count to bring up the boot menu.
> - Use the arrow keys to select "Safe Mode" and press Enter.
>
> Open Device Manager in Safe Mode, expand the Display Adapter category, and remove
> all entries listed under Display Adapter.
>
> Click OK, then restart back into normal mode.
>
> Now, install the downloaded drivers in the order I had you download them:
> - Chipset driver
> - AGP Support driver
> - Onboard Video driver
>
> Follow the prompts for each installation, and reboot when prompted. You should
> reboot after each driver's installation.
>
> See if that fixes it for you.
Just to add:
Installation instructions for the chipset driver:
1. Run the SETUP.EXE Program and follow on-screen instructions
2. Reboot your computer when requested.
3. After the reboot, the system requests the location of the VIAMACH.CAT file. Click
on the Browse button and go into the directory where the driver is located.
4. Select the sub-directory corresponding to your OS and click Ok.
5. Follow the rest of the on-screen instructions.
Installation instructions for the AGP driver:
Click the SETUP.EXE program, select "Install AGP 4x/133 VxD in turbo mode" or
"Install AGP 4x/133 VxD in normal mode" and follow the on-screen instructions. (I
suggest normal mode).
Installation instructions for the onboard display driver:
Run the downloaded file, bdf650en.exe
It will extract the files it contains into the folder where you run the download, so
I suggest you create a folder you can easily find, specifically for the downloaded
file.
Click Start, then Settings, then Control Panel, and click on the "Display" icon.
Select the "Settings" page, click the "Advanced." button. Select the "Adapter" tab,
then press the "Change" button.
Click "Next" and select "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location,
so you can select the driver you want ".
[Important : Do not select "Search for a better driver than the one your device is
using now. (Recommended)", because the previous driver wouldn't be replaced by this
new version.]
Click "Have Disk" and Browse button, and specify the path to the new driver (where
the download was extracted), then highlight ps103cnu.inf and press OK.
Click on "Next" (Note: during the operation, the system may request you to insert
the "S3 Driver Disk". If that happens, just re-enter the path where the driver is
located.)
Follow the prompts, click on Finish and restart the machine when prompted.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
