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ECS K7S5A graphics controller

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by pmfturner

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I have ?inherited? a PC, which had so many viruses on it, I had no option but to format the C Drive ! XP used to be running on it, but I have now installed Windows 98SE.

I think that I need to install the right driver for the graphics controller, as I am unable to get the settings for the monitor correct ? only 16 colours, and 640 x 480 pixels allowed !

The motherboard is an ECS K7S5A 1.0, and I have tried to download what I think is the appropriate file (K7s5ap10a.exe) from the ECS website. This file unzips to give one file - 5ap730a.BIN. Is this the right file to correct my display ? If so, what should I do with it ? Am I barking up the wrong tree ?

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by thechas

The BIN extension suggests that what you have is the BIOS file.

On the ECS archive driver page, there are 5 different K7S5A versions.
Make sure that you select the correct version.

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Downloads/Archive_Download.aspx?CategoryID=1&MenuID=45&LanID=0

For proper display operation, you need up to 4 different drivers for Windows 98.
In order of installation:

AGP mini-port driver for the chip-set on the motherboard

DirectX (from Microsoft) do NOT install a newer version of DirectX than the version supported by the graphics driver.

The driver for the video card.

The monitor driver if the default Windows driver does not support your monitor.

Chas

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