Sis 630 with Windows XP

[rwebb]

I have the above config and it starts my PC always in 8-bit, 640x480 mode despite being able to display 32-bit 1024x768.

I've tried downloading and re-installing display drivers & adapters, device manager, display properties and looking in .ini files, all to no avail.

Help!

 

[RealBlackStuff]

Welcome to TechSpot
Can you please fill out your "user cp" (top left on this screen) and be a bit more specific?
What graphics card/motherboard do you have? What version of drivers is installed?

 

[rwebb]

Will complete info this evening.

 

[RealBlackStuff]

Not very helpful, are you?

 

[rwebb]

RealBlackStuff,
many apologies. You swere asking for info to help me out and I idn't give it to you.

I've updated my profile as much as I can without pulling my laptop apart.
The drivers I have installed are:
display driver: Sis 300/305/630/540/730
location PCI bus 1, Device 0, function 0 version 5.1.2001.0
author: microsoft
Driver files: c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\sis300ip.sys
version 5.13.01.110
c:\windows\system32\sis300iv.dll
version 5.13.01.110

Adapter: sis 630 8MB memory, bios info 2.02.1c

I tried downloading newer versions of the sis630 drivers before installing the sis utility tray but this definitely isn't the problem.

Let me know if you'd like any more info.

Robyn

 

[RealBlackStuff]

Looks like you use the wrong drivers.
Uninstall them and go back to the standard VGA 640x480 setup from Windows.
Then rightclick anywhere on your desktop, select Properties and go into Settings and then Advanced. In there, click on Adapter and then Properties. Now click on Driver and Update Driver.
Now make sure to install the Sis630 drivers, not the Sis300.
I don't know XP (use W2K myself), so maybe not all my tips are correct.

If you can update the drivers by running the downloaded driver-file, do that instead.

 

[Mictlantecuhtli]

http://driver.sis.com/graphic/igp/730630/630_209_winxp.zip

 

[rwebb]

Thanks guys, I downloaded a version from Sis for the 630/730 and it's working fine.