I re-formatted Win98SE but I am stuck in 16 colors

**bjoey92** · 14-08-2005

I just re-formatted a few days ago and now Iam stuck in 16 colors I went into "Advanced" and in adapter I found "Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA).I read a few other of these and I know you guys ask for the sys info so here it is.

--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 SE
OS Service Pack -
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name M0N4L3
User Name Joey

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium IIIE, 667 MHz (5 x 133)
Motherboard Name Intel Vancouver VC820 (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 AMR, 2 RIMM, Audio)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Camino i820
System Memory 128 MB
BIOS Type AMI (11/15/99)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter Standard Display Adapter (VGA)
Video Adapter Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA RIVA TNT2
Monitor Dell 1726T-HS/D1025HT [17" CRT] (634810699866)

[ Motherboard ]

Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer Intel Corporation
Product VC820
Version AA734629-403
Serial Number 00022TGE140839BL00G7

[ Processors / Pentium(R)III ]

Processor Properties:
Manufacturer Intel Corporation
Version Pentium(R)III
External Clock 133 MHz
Maximum Clock 667 MHz
Current Clock 667 MHz
Type Central Processor
Voltage 1.6 V
Status Enabled
Upgrade Slot 1
Socket Designation J4K2

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Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID 51-2300-000000-00101111-030199-$VC820_
Motherboard Name Intel Vancouver VC820 (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 AMR, 2 RIMM, Audio)

Chipset Properties:
Motherboard Chipset Intel Camino i820
CAS Access Delay (tCAC) 8T
Row To Column Delay (tRCD) 9T
Roundtrip Channel Delay (tRDLY) 1T

Graphics Processor Properties:
Video Adapter nVIDIA RIVA TNT2
GPU Code Name NV5 (AGP 4x 10DE / 0028, Rev 11)
GPU Clock 150 MHz
Memory Clock 183 MHz

--------[ Motherboard ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID 51-2300-000000-00101111-030199-$VC820_
Motherboard Name Intel Vancouver VC820

Front Side Bus Properties:
Bus Type Intel GTL+
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz
Effective Clock 133 MHz
Bandwidth 1067 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties:
Bus Type RDRAM
Bus Width 16-bit
Real Clock 400 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 800 MHz
Bandwidth 1600 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties:
Bus Type Intel Hub Interface
Bus Width 8-bit
Real Clock 67 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 267 MB/s

Motherboard Physical Info:
CPU Sockets/Slots 1
Expansion Slots 5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 AMR
RAM Slots 2 RIMM
Integrated Devices Audio
Form Factor ATX
Motherboard Size 210 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset i820

Motherboard Manufacturer:
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/index.htm
BIOS Download http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/genbios.htm

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--------[ Chipset ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ North Bridge: Intel Camino i820 ]

North Bridge Properties:
North Bridge Intel Camino i820
Revision / Stepping 03 / B1
Package Type 324 Pin BGA
Package Size 2.7 cm x 2.7 cm
Core Voltage 1.8 V
In-Order Queue Depth 6

Memory Timings:
CAS Access Delay (tCAC) 8T
Row To Column Delay (tRCD) 9T
Roundtrip Channel Delay (tRDLY) 1T

Memory Rows:
DRAM Row #0 64 MB (ECC RDRAM)
DRAM Row #1 64 MB (ECC RDRAM)
DRAM Row #2 None
DRAM Row #3 None
DRAM Row #4 None
DRAM Row #5 None
DRAM Row #6 None
DRAM Row #7 None

AGP Controller:
AGP Version 2.00
AGP Status Disabled
AGP Device nVIDIA RIVA TNT2
AGP Aperture Size 64 MB
Supported AGP Speeds 1x, 2x, 4x
Fast-Write Not Supported
Side Band Addressing Supported, Disabled

Problems & Suggestions:
Problem AGP is disabled. This may cause performance penalty.
Problem AGP aperture size is more than half of the system memory size. This may cause performance penalty.

[ South Bridge: Intel 82801AA ICH ]

South Bridge Properties:
South Bridge Intel 82801AA ICH
Revision / Stepping 02 / B1
Package Type 241 Pin BGA
Package Size 2.3 cm x 2.3 cm
Core Voltage 3.3 V

Chipset Manufacturer:
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information http://www.intel.com/products/browse/chipsets.htm
Driver Download http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/index.htm

--------[ BIOS ]

--------[ Windows Video ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ Standard Display Adapter (VGA) ]

Video Adapter Properties:
Device Description Standard Display Adapter (VGA)
Installed Drivers vga.drv

[ Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) ]

Video Adapter Properties:
Device Description Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)
Installed Drivers vga.drv

--------[ PCI / AGP Video ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 (Diamond Viper V770) Video Adapter
nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 3D Accelerator

--------[ GPU ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ AGP 4x: nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 ]

Graphics Processor Properties:
Video Adapter nVIDIA RIVA TNT2
GPU Code Name NV5
PCI Device 10DE / 0028
Transistors 15 million
Process Technology 0.25u
Bus Type AGP 4x
Memory Size 32 MB
GPU Clock 150 MHz
RAMDAC Clock 300 MHz
Pixel Pipelines 2
TMU Per Pipeline 1
Vertex Shaders Not Supported
Pixel Shaders Not Supported
DirectX Hardware Support DirectX v6.0
Pixel Fillrate 300 MPixel/s
Texel Fillrate 300 MTexel/s

Memory Bus Properties:
Bus Type SDR
Bus Width 128-bit
Real Clock 183 MHz
Effective Clock 183 MHz
Bandwidth 2928 MB/s

Graphics Processor Manufacturer:
Company Name NVIDIA Corporation
Product Information http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=products
Driver Download http://www.nvidia.com/drivers

--------[ Monitor ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ Dell 1726T-HS/D1025HT ]

Monitor Properties:
Monitor Name Dell 1726T-HS/D1025HT
Monitor ID DEL5319
Monitor Type 17" CRT
Manufacture Date Week 34 / 1996
Serial Number 634810699866
Max. Visible Display Size 33 cm x 24 cm (16.1")
Picture Aspect Ratio 5:3
Horizontal Frequency 31 - 85 kHz
Vertical Frequency 50 - 100 Hz
Maximum Resolution 1600 x 1200
Gamma 2.60
DPMS Mode Support Standby, Suspend, Active-Off

Supported Video Modes:
640 x 480 100 Hz
800 x 600 100 Hz
1024 x 768 100 Hz
1152 x 864 90 Hz
1280 x 1024 75 Hz
1600 x 1200 65 Hz

Monitor Manufacturer:
Company Name Dell Computer Corporation
Product Information http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/category.asp?customer_id=19&category_id=4009
Driver Download http://support.dell.com

--------[ Windows Devices ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ Devices ]

CDROM:
HITACHI DVD-ROM GD-5000

Disk drives:
GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47
GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK

Display adapters:
Standard Display Adapter (VGA)
Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)

Floppy disk controllers:
Standard Floppy Disk Controller

Hard disk controllers:
Intel 82801AA Bus Master IDE Controller
Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)

Keyboard:
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard

Modem:
Parallel cable on LPT1
VoiceView 19200 bps Modem

Monitors:
Dell 1726T-HS/D1025HT

Mouse:
PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

Ports (COM & LPT):
Communications Port (COM1)
ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

System devices:
Advanced Power Management support
Direct memory access controller
Intel 82801AA LPC Interface Controller
Intel 82801AA PCI Bridge
Intel 82801AA SMBus Controller
Intel 82820 Processor to AGP Controller
IO read data port for ISA Plug and Play enumerator
IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
Motherboard resources
Motherboard resources
Motherboard resources
Motherboard resources
Motherboard resources
Numeric data processor
PCI bus
PCI standard host CPU bridge
Plug and Play BIOS
Plug and Play Software Device Enumerator
Processor support
Programmable interrupt controller
System board
System board extension for PnP BIOS
System board extension for PnP BIOS
System CMOS/real time clock
System speaker
System timer

Universal Serial Bus controllers:
Intel 82801AA USB Universal Host Controller
USB Root Hub

[ Disk drives / GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47 ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Disk drive
Driver Date 4/23/99
Driver Provider (Standard disk drives)
INF File DISKDRV.INF
Hardware ID GENERIC_IDE__DISK_TYPE47_,GenDisk,ESDI\GENERIC_IDE __DISK_TYPE47_

[ Disk drives / GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Disk drive
Driver Date 4/23/99
Driver Provider (Standard disk drives)
INF File DISKDRV.INF
Hardware ID GENERIC_NEC__FLOPPY_DISK_,GenDisk,FLOP\GENERIC_NEC __FLOPPY_DISK_

[ Display adapters / Standard Display Adapter (VGA) ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Standard Display Adapter (VGA)
Driver Date 4/23/99
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File MSDISP.INF
Hardware ID *PNP0900
PnP Device Standard Display Adapter (VGA)

[ Display adapters / Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)
Driver Date 4/23/99
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File MSDISP.INF

If you guys can find the Drivers or what ever I need to get my Comp back on 256 Colors agen I would greatlly appricate it. =)

**jephree** · 14-08-2005

The scans pick up your onboard which is what you are now seeing.

Apparently you also have a:

nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 (Diamond Viper V770) Video Adapter

Try this driver:

http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

go to: TNT2 for 98

& read the instructions here:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/driver_...ion_hints.html

You may also need to disable the onboard device.

**bjoey92** · 14-08-2005

When I try to install the Driver it tells me it cannot find any nVIDIA chips on my system.

**jephree** · 14-08-2005

AGP Controller:
AGP Version 2.00
AGP Status Disabled
AGP Device nVIDIA RIVA TNT2
AGP Aperture Size 64 MB
Supported AGP Speeds 1x, 2x, 4x
Fast-Write Not Supported
Side Band Addressing Supported, Disabled

Problems & Suggestions:
Problem AGP is disabled. This may cause performance penalty.
Problem AGP aperture size is more than half of the system memory size. This may cause performance penalty.

I don't know if this is disabled in the Device Manager or the BIOS.
Is the nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 listed in Device Manager?

Are you familiar with entering the BIOS setup?

& just to verify: this card was working OK before the format?

**bjoey92** · 14-08-2005

Well I don't see it in the device maniger all I see is Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)
and no I am not familer with entering the BIOS setup.Also yes it was working fine before the format.

**jephree** · 14-08-2005

It must be disabled in the BIOS.

What is the exact make & model of the computer? Dell? Dimension ####? (for example).

Entering the System Setup Program
Turn on (or restart) your computer.

When the blue Dell logo appears, press <Del>.

If you wait too long and the operating system begins to load into memory, let the system complete the load operation. Then shut down the computer and try again.

Once in Setup it is probably the Advanced tab:

Video Configuration:

Video Configuration Submenu Option

Option Function
AGP Aperture Size Sets the AGP aperture size to either 64 MB (default) or 32 MB.
Primary Video Adapter Supports the Windows 98 and Windows 2000 multiple-monitor feature. Select AGP (default) to specify the AGP video card as the primary video adapter. Select PCI to specify a PCI video card as the primary video adapter.