Toshiba 2100CDT

Sarge, USMC · 11-11-2009, 11:44 AM

I updated the video driver to the S3 Virge MX from whatever it was when I found it in effort to get adjustable screen resolution, as it's locked on 800 x 600. No joy. Still locked on that rezzie. Does anyone know what I need to do to this thing to get it to do 1024 x 768?

Thx

**TriggerFinger** · 11-11-2009, 02:00 PM

Could be screen (LCD) limitation... resolutions are limited by the hardware too. See the specs of this model here: http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Toshiba-...T-PS210C-19LK6

Sarge, USMC · 11-12-2009, 07:06 AM

ok, it looks like the screen is limited to 800 x 600.

If I try to boot this thing to a floppy disk or a cd, it won't see ther harddrive.
I'm trying to boot to a command prompt for DOS applications. What am I doing wrong?

Sarge, USMC · 11-12-2009, 08:08 AM

I should say that this thing does boot to/run Windows ok. It just won't see the HDD when I boot to DOS................

**TriggerFinger** · 11-14-2009, 06:26 AM

Forgive me for asking this... why boot with DOS? If you are trying to install Windows (and laptop is with CD/DVD drive) then it should be straight forward.

About booting DOS... pls. more details what DOS release you are using.

11-11-2009, 11:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sarge, USMC Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 15 OS: XP	Toshiba 2100CDT I updated the video driver to the S3 Virge MX from whatever it was when I found it in effort to get adjustable screen resolution, as it's locked on 800 x 600. No joy. Still locked on that rezzie. Does anyone know what I need to do to this thing to get it to do 1024 x 768? Thx

11-11-2009, 02:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,826 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Toshiba 2100CDT Could be screen (LCD) limitation... resolutions are limited by the hardware too. See the specs of this model here: http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Toshiba-...T-PS210C-19LK6 __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

11-12-2009, 07:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sarge, USMC Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 15 OS: XP	Re: Toshiba 2100CDT ok, it looks like the screen is limited to 800 x 600. If I try to boot this thing to a floppy disk or a cd, it won't see ther harddrive. I'm trying to boot to a command prompt for DOS applications. What am I doing wrong?

11-12-2009, 08:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sarge, USMC Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 15 OS: XP	Re: Toshiba 2100CDT I should say that this thing does boot to/run Windows ok. It just won't see the HDD when I boot to DOS................

11-14-2009, 06:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,826 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Toshiba 2100CDT Forgive me for asking this... why boot with DOS? If you are trying to install Windows (and laptop is with CD/DVD drive) then it should be straight forward. About booting DOS... pls. more details what DOS release you are using. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE