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W2K Server cannot Plug-n-Pray video

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by curtisinterruptus

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I have an Aopen MX36LE-UN motherboard that I have loaded W2K Server on. It refuses to recognize the onboard video controller and thereby attempts to use the 16 bit 800x600 settings, which will not do. I have downloaded their latest "4in1" program with drivers, but can't seem to get it to recognize the drivers on bootup. This system previously had Win2K running on a desktop with no problems. I talked to the vendor and he used the same "4in1" drivers to load it up that I tried to use. This isthe first time I have tried to setup 2000 Server on such a board. Any ideas?

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by cg it

Try this. First make sure the onboard video is enabled in the mainboard BIOS. Then open up the control panel and click on the system Icon. On the system properties page click on the Hardware tab, then click on device manager. Find Display adapter. It should have a yellow exclamation point indicating no drivers installed. Expand display adapter and right click on the device. This will show a couple of options, you can choose scan for hardware changes, or click on properties, click on Driver on the device properties page. Insert your mainboard drivers & Utilities disk into your CD-Rom. The autorun program will start, just wait until it finishes and exit the program. If you choose to use the device properties page click the update driver button and the install drivers wizard will start and search the CD for the right drivers for your video device. If found will automatically install the drivers. If not you'll have to go to the mainboard vendor and download the video drivers for the board.

note: VIA 4in1 drivers are chipset drivers [re IDE controller, AGP controller, Northbridge and Southbridge controllers etc, not video drivers.

by cg it

chipsets aren't video drivers. What appears to be happening is that the onboard video is not enabled in the BIOS, therefore your O/S isn't picking up the video adapter device and asks for the drivers [which should be on the mainboard drivers & utilities CD. I'll take a look at your mainboard manual and see what's up.

by cg it

I too a peek at the Aopen manual for your board and it apears that the onboard video should be enabled by default. However your problem sounds like it is not. So from a cold boot, when you get to either the logo screen or the POST screen where it will say to enter the BIOS press delete, press delete. once your in the BIOS navagate using the arrow keys to the intergrated peripherals and make sure the onboard Video is enabled. Save and exit the BIOS .

This should enable the onboard video card which when you boot to windows, windows will detect the new hardware and ask for the drivers [which are on the bonus disk that came with the board].

by curtisinterruptus

I finally found the drivers on the Via website by matching up with the numbers on the chipset.

Thanks for the moral support, D.R.!!

by curtisinterruptus

I checked the bios settings and it has no specific setting to enable the onboard video. The only setting involving the video is "INIT DISPLAY FIRST", which is used to determine which display is the initial display card (either PCI or AGP and it is set for AGP).

by curtisinterruptus

Also, since this board came in an assembled unit, I did not get a CD with any drivers. I have contacted the vendor and will see what he can provided.

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