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by howardroark

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I have an IBM 300PL with a 17" IBM 6556 PL72 monitor. I recently had to format and reinstall the operating system (Win 98 SE) and cannot get the correct driver or driver settings to install. The video is onboard and the Standard PCI Video Adapter (VGA) driver is installed and the color settings will not go beyond 16 colors and 640 x 480 resolution.

I downloaded the driver files from the IBM website but windows does not recognize them as the correct driver files for monitor installation. Prior to formatting the system had the full range of resolution options.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

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by lawrephord3900

write your own driver if you have the time there are menu driven editors available search for them
lawrephord3900@sympatico.ca

by howardroark

Thanks for the suggestion I did get. I ended up looking through some similar posts in the discussion groups which led me to "driverguide.com". I ran a search there and found the complete executable driver file there. It is called S3 Trio3D driver for anyone that may need it. That web site is a great resource for anyone looking for drivers. Another resource I had not used in a while that is excellent is PCPitstop.com. Anyone without the original driver disks for a computer can test there machine there free and it will give you a complete list of all hardware, drivers and other resources. Tech Republic comes through again!

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