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Got a new to me 600e from ebay. Windows 98.
Screen resolution wants to revert to 400x680
sometimes it will stay at 600x800 but I want 1024x768 or is that impossible. What display adapter and monitor do I want, Even when I get screen resolution to mid range when I open ie6 view is very low resolution looks like its in safe mode. I think I need a new driver but what do I need and where do I get it, Also USB will not work is that because I dont have 98 SE just 98. thanks for the help

For the display issue, try this...

As for the USB, you might need to update drivers for that one as well...here is the entire driver matrix.

rdc1534 wrote:Also USB will not work is that because I dont have 98 SE just 98. thanks for the help

Yep, you should get 98SE instead, plus the drivers for the USB devices.

Better, if you have a copy of Windows 2000, it should resolve all of your problems.

Display and USB will be installed during the installation. No need to do anything.



W.

well, if we're talking OS here: have you tried *nix?
pogo runs debian 3.1, 1024x768 sure as you're born
and USB...and PCMCIA...and sound...and...

pogo:600e:2645-8AU

WarMachine wrote:Better, if you have a copy of Windows 2000, it should resolve all of your problems.

Oh yeah, definitely! I should have said "you should get at least 98SE". And in case the OP doesn't know, despite the 600E's age it can run XP pretty well, provided it has enough memory.

Well I loaded a new copy of 98SE my son in law had and never used
still display problems and wont show a flash drive connected to USB
Does any one know what adapter and monitor should be used for a 600e with Pent ii 366 600e typ3 2645 CHS
and 128mb memory

rdc1534 wrote:still display problems

Go back to the second post in this thread, the one by tfflivemb2, and the first link he listed is for the video driver that you will need.

rdc1534 wrote:and wont show a flash drive connected to USB

You need to download this driver from the flash drive manufacturer's web site. What's the brand and model number?

Thank you so much for the help I finally got the display issue solved by loading the driver you recommended
I really appreciate your help
Now if I could get it to recognize my imation jump drive
Imation says I dont need a driver
any ideas
Happy Holidays
Thanks

rdc1534 wrote:Imation says I dont need a driver

I just went to Imation.com which says you do need drivers for Win98SE. Go to http://www.imation.com/products/flash_d ... loads.html to download the appropriate one.

Display issue --Fixed
USB - fixed
thanks to you here who are so generous with good advice
now I need to get a CMOS battery
and determine what I need to make the DVD work
Thanks again for being so helpful

Hi,

If you want to watch DVDs, then you must install, for example, PowerDVD.

When you install it, it will copy the codecs on you machine. Then, you can uninstall it, the codecs will stay !

http://www.canadiancontent.net/tech/dow ... erDVD.html

If you use Windows Media Player 9 or more recent, then you can install an addon an modify the Registry to use it.

I explain that on my site (in french, but I'm sure you will understand) :

http://cf.geocities.com/wilouwilou/dvdwmp.htm



W.

You might want to look on eBay for a Margi card for DVD playback. I didn't find DVD playback very good even though I had a 400MHZ cpu.

No problem for My 600E w/ PII 366 MHz, 288 MB RAM and XPSP2...

If it's choppy, you can lower the screen colors, to 16 bits , instead of 24 bits.

W.