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Ralph Hunter <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 21 Aug 2003 15:43:17 -0700
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Hi,  I installed Windows 98se.  I tried to install XP
but had problems. I asked Microsoft for help and am
waiting.  The video is listed as, " standard PCI
adapter". It is inf\msdisp.inf.  It is on auto setting
for resources. The display only has b&w or 16 bit
color.
--- Peter Shkabara <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> When you said you booted the hard drive, what OS was
> on it? Did you install
> it, or did it happen to be on the disk already? If
> the resolution you boot
> to is VGA 640x480, then it could simply be that the
> video card has not been
> configured (or recognized) on your OS. Again, before
> we can help more, you
> need to tell us what OS you have and what video
> hardware there is.
>
> Peter
> -----------------------------------------------
> The NoSpin Group
> [log in to unmask]
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Hi,  The people who sold me the computer did not
> plug
> > in the hard drive electrical part.  The wires were
> all
> > bundled together with two connectins hanging.  I
> > plugged the longer wire into the hard drive and
> was
> > able to boot. I feel kind of dumb about that. I
> have
> > it running now but the images are fuzzy. It looks
> like
> > it does when you do a safe boot. I can't seem to
> > correct it.
> >
> > Ralph Hunter
>
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