thanks for all the help folks, and thanks for the offer rich, i'm going to give it some thought.

it's the 14.1 wxga model. i'm guessing that this lcd's weird dimensions are why i can't get anything on that screen when running without my nvidia drivers in vga mode. is that possibly the case? 7663 12u is the part # or whatever that's called. the more i research this i'm starting to think this is ...

first off, thanks for your replies. this is a pretty frustrating situation and i need all the help i can get. i've reinstalled the nvidia driver a couple of times now, and i can only get the machine to boot windows normally when i have no driver installed. also, i cannot get anything to display on t...

i have a t61 with the core duo 2GH processor & 2GB of ram. i have been using it with a docking station and an external monitor. i like to run with both the screens. but i got into some trouble lately. i'm running now without my nvidia drivers because at one point i could not even see the bios screen...