Video Controller

[Oregoneon]

Computer specifications:
DFI AM75-TC Mother board
AMD K7 1.3/266 CPU
128MB PC-133 SDRAM
Integrated Savage4 2D/3D/Video accelerator
AC'97' Audio codec on board
Windows 98 SE
8GB HP Colorado Internal Tape Drive
52X CD
3 ½ floppy
4 GB Western Digital HD

Issue: Says incorrect display settings. Display is very grainy and poor quality.

Detected Compaq V75 monitor fine, and audio seems to be working.

Followed installation instructions for audio and video to the letter, and they were both working fine for about a week. It locked up on me in sleep mode, and when I re-booted the video display error message read "Incorrect display Setting" defaulting to the display settings screen.

I believe there is a file or two corrupted that need to be deleted and reinstalled but don't know which ones and how to go about it.

1. Deleted the video driver and reinstalled it
2. Deleted the registry key related to the video controller and it
redetected on boot up with same error message.
3. Reinstalled Windows 98 SE over existing Windows 98 SE and it said
video controller not working with a yellow Exlamation mark.

This is an integrated video card. Any other ideas before I give up and delete Windows 98 SE and reinstall?

Right now it is using a standard plug and play display controller driver with the same low definition, very grainy picture. No matter what settings or controller I choose, I get the same terrible low definition screen.

[savforme69]

Hey I had a similar problem with a computer I was fixing for a friend. All that I did was uninstalled the video driver. I let windows pick its only video dirver. I went to control panel then to display and in settings and addvanced I updated the driver there. I am not sure it will work for you, but just try and see what happens.

[Oregoneon]

Thanks for the tip. I will try it tonight after work.

Originally posted by savforme69:
Hey I had a similar problem with a computer I was fixing for a friend. All that I did was uninstalled the video driver. I let windows pick its only video dirver. I went to control panel then to display and in settings and addvanced I updated the driver there. I am not sure it will work for you, but just try and see what happens.

[iisbob]

before reinstalling the video drivers i would suggest you boot into safe mode, remove the drivers you find there, then reboot-let windows install the standard vga drivers, then proceed to update them from the device manager-this way you know there are no " ghost " installs of the video drivers and there should'nt be any corruption then.



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[Oregoneon]

Thanks for the tip. I will try this evening. I tried the previous respondent's advice but it is still not working.

Originally posted by iisbob:
before reinstalling the video drivers i would suggest you boot into safe mode, remove the drivers you find there, then reboot-let windows install the standard vga drivers, then proceed to update them from the device manager-this way you know there are no " ghost " installs of the video drivers and there should'nt be any corruption then.

[Sylvander]

Hello Oregoneon

If you had a backup, taken when the system was working to your satisfaction, you could re-format, re-install and if the system still did not work as it did when the backup was taken [which it almost certainly would] you would know it was a hardware problem.

[Oregoneon]

Hey Sylvander,

Yes, if I had a backup that would be the trick, unfortunately I just recently installed a tape backup from another computer after the video glitch, so I don't have a before tape to restore.

I am at the stage of installing an extra video card I have just to see if it is a hardware issue, or letting the computer shop where I bought the motherboard troubleshoot the integrated video card before going to the step of deleting windows and reinstalling.

It just seems strange that I have deleted and reinstalled everything remotely associated with the video controller both in the windows registry, system files, and device driver directory, and it responds exactly the same. When I let windows default to a plug & play VGA video contrller it looks the same. After managing twenty computers in a network, this is my first integrated video card. I can honestly say I have never had this kind of problem with regular video cards that plug in.

[mjc]

Have you tried switching the video adapter to "Standard VGA" and then updating the drivers?

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[Oregoneon]

Yes I have. My only option at this point is to either reformat my old hard drive, or format a new hard drive and install Windows 98SE and other software. I am inclined to pick up a newer larger hard drive and keep my old one as a backup until I get everything back to normal. If the graphics card works right with the new hard drive, I will no it was a windows/software issue. If not the ball will be in the computer shops court to trouble shoot the integrated video card.

Thanks everyone for your responses and recommendations.

Originally posted by mjc:
Have you tried switching the video adapter to "Standard VGA" and then updating the drivers?