Code 12: This device cannot find enough free resources

[hawg16]

Since patching my system up via Microsoft yesterday and updating to the latest BIOS (2.19) via System Update, I have had that error come up in my device manager for the video card, which is a Mobile Intel (R) 945GM/GU Express Chipset Family.

I've read a few different things on the web regarding how to fix it, including completely uninstalling it then running setup from the latest driver download from Lenovo. None have resulted in any success. I even tried this registry hack from Microsoft (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942959/en-us) but it didn't work either.

I'm kind of at a loss here--has anyone else run in to this? Can one roll back this BIOS update to an earlier version? I can't seem to find one on Lenovo's site.

I'm running:

• Windows Vista Business 32
  T60
  1Gb RAM
  Patched to the hilt

[hawg16]

A little progress: there is a section on IBM's BIOS update page that explains how the BIOS might need to be initialized after an update. I'll borrow from their page:

Initializing the BIOS
BIOS Initialization is suggested for some problems. To initialize the BIOS settings:
1. Turn off the system.
2. Turn on the system.
3. While the To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button message is displayed at the lower-left area of the screen, press the F1 key.
4. The BIOS Setup Utility menu will be displayed. If you have set a supervisor password, the BIOS Setup Utility menu appears after you enter the password.
5. Press the F9 key to load default configuration.
6. Select Yes.
7. Press the F10 key to save default configuration and exit.
8. Select Yes.

Notes:

After initialization you may need to reapply some settings that you had changed previously.
After the initialization has been completed, the system restarts automatically.

The link to this article is http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... 63024.html

This allowed me to use my LCD as the primary monitor now, but I still have the Code 12 error. The bottom of the above mentioned article has previous BIOS versions on it, so I am going to try and revert to 2.17 and see if that helps.

[hawg16]

2.17 didn't help. I'm removing any patches I can find from Nov 15th.

[hawg16]

Zero luck. I had to do a system repair to get my machine back to normal.

Brutal.