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by kuryous1

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New Gigabyte mobo without AGP or on-board video. Running Win2k and PCI Video card. Went to install VGA driver for SiS650 chipset, got a cursor and background color...nothing else. Had to re-install Win2k and disable driver. Problem not noticed with Win9x. And the conflict is......

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by thechas

Knowing the motherboard model number would help a lot.

Start by making sure that ANY reference to AGP is disabled in BIOS settings.

Also, make sure that the first video device is set to PCI.

The VGA driver for the chip-set may do 1 or 2 things that W9X is ignoring.

First, the chip-set VGA driver usually installs the display driver for on-board video.
The chip-set driver may also install the AGP mini-port driver.

I suspect the W9X is ignoring both the on-board video driver, and the AGP port driver.

W2K is attempting to use the "new" hardware that does not exist.

I recommend installing ONLY the INF and IDE drivers for the chip-set.

Another possibility, is that Gigabyte is using a 'customized' driver that bypasses themissing hardware.
If there is anything out of the ordinary with the motherboard design, I usually stick with the motherboard manufactures drivers.

Chas

by hereinoz

I have had the same problem with the driver for that chipset and Win2K. My solution? Let Win2K sort out the PCI video card, as it should, and leave the driver well and truly out of it. I have severe doubts as to the compatibility of that driver with Win2K.

Driver for that chipset works fine, and is required, with 95/98/ME.

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