Screen size and BIOS

[The Olde Man]

OK, I got everything working on my newly installed Win98SE except;

The screen image is about 2/3 size. and the widgets are at 640x480 and the colors at 12. And the page that gives that info has no way of changing them. So I look around and read to enter the BIOS etc .

Well, when I do that, I got to Easy-Setup-Config-Image (Single or multiple) and that's it.

Nothing to change. So where is the place I need to get to?

The other thing is that I keep getting a VERSION CONFLICT MANAGER page that is empty.

So what is going on there?

I am learning more about this rig than I care to know, but it surely has given meaning to my life.

[dsigma6]

Well, what machine do you have? I imagine you just need the ThinkPad video drivers.

http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.ws ... ATRIX.html

[pkiff]

After following up on dsigma6's recommendation, you may also want to consult Windows 98 installation information - ThinkPad 600, 770/E/ED. And you will also want to use a few of the files contained in the Windows 98 installation supplement files - ThinkPad 600, 760, 765, 770.

And before too many other questions start popping up, you should also consult the Thinkpads.com FAQ page. One of the first recommendations there is to go to the Lenovo/IBM website and input your model number so you can get a full listing of support files for your specific machine. Amongst other things, you should find links to the resources above as well as a wide variety of other potentially useful files and help pages.

The other thing is that I keep getting a VERSION CONFLICT MANAGER page that is empty.

This is probably not a good sign, but I have no idea what it is or what you mean. Is this an error page? When does it show up? Maybe you somehow ended up with a few system files from Windows 95/XP on your hard drive instead of from your Windows 98SE install CD disk?? Did you really install onto a completely blank disk like I recommended, or is it possible that you installed onto a disk that still had data left on it?

Phil.

[The Olde Man]

Thanks for the info. My search engine missed some of that.

I have the video files, so when I am installing them, the screens says my disk is too full to accept the file.

Gee.

Turns out DOS is at 2 gig on C: and 6 gig or whatever on D: while Windows thinks I am at 30 gig and 10 gig.

So how do I convince DOS of the big disk?

I am beginning to regret getting into this. My next HS reunion is # 60 (We picked 4 chairman hoping one would make it) At this rate , I may not make it.

Anyway, thinks for the help. Probably saved my life.

[pkiff]

Turns out DOS is at 2 gig on C: and 6 gig or whatever on D: while Windows thinks I am at 30 gig and 10 gig.

So how do I convince DOS of the big disk?

Mmmm...that sounds all messy to me. Have you thought about starting over again?!? My inclination would be to wipe everything off of that 40GB disk you've got - delete all the partitions, and all the drives, so it is a bare disk again just like new. Then, use fdisk to create a single "primary partition" out of the entire drive. Then use format to format the entire 40GB "C" drive in FAT32 format. Then use the Windows 98SE CD to install Windows 98SE.

I think you are going to continue to have problems with this disk until you get rid of all the detritus from your earlier install attempts.

I am beginning to regret getting into this. My next HS reunion is # 60 (We picked 4 chairman hoping one would make it) At this rate , I may not make it.

Ha ha! Well, these old laptops and old operating systems can be frustrating for everyone sometimes! What you need is to get some young whippersnapper who is still in high school now to help sort it out! But failing that, maybe just go slow and be patient...

Phil.

[pianowizard]

Turns out DOS is at 2 gig on C: and 6 gig or whatever on D: while Windows thinks I am at 30 gig and 10 gig.

Were you trying to install a driver for DOS? You should download a driver for Windows instead and install it within Windows.

[The Olde Man]

OK folks, closer inspection, my error. (Eyesight going too.)

DOS does recognize 29 gig for the main HD.

Question: Why does not the input disk for the video drivers not recognize that? Screwed up disk in some manner? It only has about 300 KB on it.

[The Olde Man]

Well folks, a corrupted download, either the floppy or the signal. And in at least two cases. Something to think about if things don't seem to be going the way they are supposed to.

(Of course, I belong to that school who thinks computers never go the way they are supposed to, so no surprise there when they don't. )

Everything now works.

Thanks for the help.