Video Card drivers

ziggy000 · 10-20-2009, 09:33 AM

Hello. I have a similar problem with windows 98, that I hope you can help me with. I have a IBN R31 note book.
It's all installed but when I try to install the game I want, I get the message " this game requires 800x600x 16 bits"
The machine is running with 640x480 pixels, and only 2 or 16 colours and will not go higher.
I'm a newbie with all this so as simple as poss please.
Many thanks
ziggy

**simpswr** · 10-20-2009, 10:14 AM

and welcome to the Forum

I moved your post since it was not related to the thread it was posted in. What Brand/Model is the pc? . . have you installed the newest video card drivers?

ziggy000 · 10-20-2009, 10:28 AM

Hi. It's an IBM think pad model R31. I have just installed windows 98 after removing xp. And thats about it really. Oh...... I have noticed that when I boot up I get a message telling me that the following file is missing.. vnetbios.vxd. When I press enter windows 98 runs.
Thx

**simpswr** · 10-20-2009, 10:30 AM

You can go to the Lenovo support site to find all the win98 drivers for that pc.

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...&validate=true

ziggy000 · 10-20-2009, 10:59 AM

Thanks Rich, but I am very very green on this stuff. I'm not sure what I'm looking for, additionally how to transfer the driver/file to the IBM and where to?

**simpswr** · 10-20-2009, 11:10 AM

About 2/3rds of thw way donw the liszt of drifers, cick on the video Driver to get this page:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-41709

Click on the

vftp1f9m.exe 7,289,421 Video Features (Intel 830M) for Windows 98/Me

Save it to a folder on the pc ( I name it Drivers ) then double click the .exe file to install the driver

ziggy000 · 10-20-2009, 12:48 PM

Thanks. However, the machine I'm trying tofix is not connected to the internet. I have tried placing the file on a cd-r. When disk put into lap top windows 98 there are no files.

**simpswr** · 10-20-2009, 12:49 PM

Did you finalize the cd when you created it? . . how did you burn to cd? I usually use a flash drive for this

ziggy000 · 10-20-2009, 12:58 PM

I have also tried to use memory stick, but lap top not seeing it. I think this lap top finalised automatically

**simpswr** · 10-20-2009, 03:09 PM

Sounds like you need other drivers as well . . will the notebook read other cd's?

ziggy000 · 10-22-2009, 06:50 AM

Hi Rich. I have just tried a music cd and got this message "the application will not work with the current monitor depth"........

**simpswr** · 10-22-2009, 12:05 PM

Sounds like you need the Chipset and other drivers

10-20-2009, 09:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
ziggy000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6 OS: win98	Video Card drivers Hello. I have a similar problem with windows 98, that I hope you can help me with. I have a IBN R31 note book. It's all installed but when I try to install the game I want, I get the message " this game requires 800x600x 16 bits" The machine is running with 640x480 pixels, and only 2 or 16 colours and will not go higher. I'm a newbie with all this so as simple as poss please. Many thanks ziggy

10-20-2009, 10:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,325 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Video Card drivers and welcome to the Forum I moved your post since it was not related to the thread it was posted in. What Brand/Model is the pc? . . have you installed the newest video card drivers? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

10-20-2009, 10:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
ziggy000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6 OS: win98	Re: Video Card drivers Hi. It's an IBM think pad model R31. I have just installed windows 98 after removing xp. And thats about it really. Oh...... I have noticed that when I boot up I get a message telling me that the following file is missing.. vnetbios.vxd. When I press enter windows 98 runs. Thx

10-20-2009, 10:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,325 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Video Card drivers You can go to the Lenovo support site to find all the win98 drivers for that pc. http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...&validate=true __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow? Last edited by simpswr; 10-20-2009 at 10:32 AM.

10-20-2009, 10:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
ziggy000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6 OS: win98	Re: Video Card drivers Thanks Rich, but I am very very green on this stuff. I'm not sure what I'm looking for, additionally how to transfer the driver/file to the IBM and where to?

10-20-2009, 11:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,325 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Video Card drivers About 2/3rds of thw way donw the liszt of drifers, cick on the video Driver to get this page: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-41709 Click on the vftp1f9m.exe 7,289,421 Video Features (Intel 830M) for Windows 98/Me Save it to a folder on the pc ( I name it Drivers ) then double click the .exe file to install the driver __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

10-20-2009, 12:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
ziggy000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6 OS: win98	Re: Video Card drivers Thanks. However, the machine I'm trying tofix is not connected to the internet. I have tried placing the file on a cd-r. When disk put into lap top windows 98 there are no files.

10-20-2009, 12:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,325 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Video Card drivers Did you finalize the cd when you created it? . . how did you burn to cd? I usually use a flash drive for this __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

10-20-2009, 12:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
ziggy000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6 OS: win98	Re: Video Card drivers I have also tried to use memory stick, but lap top not seeing it. I think this lap top finalised automatically

10-20-2009, 03:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,325 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Video Card drivers Sounds like you need other drivers as well . . will the notebook read other cd's? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

10-22-2009, 06:50 AM	#11 (permalink)
ziggy000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6 OS: win98	Re: Video Card drivers Hi Rich. I have just tried a music cd and got this message "the application will not work with the current monitor depth"........

10-22-2009, 12:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,325 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Video Card drivers Sounds like you need the Chipset and other drivers __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?