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l have a pentium 2 computor and it was wiped clean now l only have 16 or 2 colour and need 256 l have tried everything but still can not get it back please help thanx xxxx

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by thechas

I believe that you have a driver problem.

First, Identify the motherboard or the chipset on the motherboard.
Identify the graphics card, or graphics processor.

Download the correct driver files for both from either the board or chip manufactures web site.

Install in sequence:
The motherboard / chipset driver
DirectX (available from Microsoft)
The video card driver
The specific monitor driver (if needed)

If you need help identifying the motherboard.
Copy down the BIOS string that is near the bottom of the screen while the memory is testing.
Go to either www.motherboards.org
or www.wimsbios.com
Both have a database to identify who made the motherboard.
Or, you can expand the system branch in device manager, and there should be listings that will identify the chipset on the motherboard.
If all else fails, look at the motherboard. The 2 largest IC's on the board are the north and south bridge chips. Note the manufactures name, and the numbers on the IC.
You likelyhave an Intel, SiS, or VIA chipset.

For help finding the drivers for the video card, go to www.driverguide.com

Chas

by ann777

If you just wiped and reinstalled Windows NT, your only problem is that your OS may not be setup for more colors just yet. I believe you must upugrade to at least Service Pack 3 on NT Workstation or server before the video drivers will recognize beyond the basics.

by rev. ned

Do you still have the system disk that came with your system? Assuming you purchased the puter in question. If you do, slip it into the cup holder and click "setup". If you don't, then you have to do like the preceeding suggestion "the hard way".

by pinoy_teknik

Ok, that's because of the video card drive is not properly configured means to say you should a driver for your video card. Do you have a driver of your video card? Hope you have it, co'z if you don't have you're going to download it at the manufacturer's website.

Win95/98
ISTALLING THE DRIVER
1.)START>SETTING>CONTROL PANEL, select Display
2.)At the Display Properties Go to Settings Tab. Click Advance and go to Adapters TAB.
3.)Click change, then Update Device Wizard will pop-up. Follow the Wizard. And Select for the Right Drivers.

In you are using Windows ME/2000/XP may be your Video Card Driver are Detected.

HOPE YOU INSTALL IT!!!

SYRUPHIN?

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