Need driver for graphics card that supports wide screen (1600x1050

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André

Hello,

I have a wide screen with native resolution 1600x1050 and I am looking for a
driver for my graphics card that supports this mode. I have already searched
the manufacturers' webpage with no success, and now I am wondering whether
Windows XP has a standard graphics driver that would work with my graphics
card and support wide screen format. I have a SiS630 onboard graphics adapter
and I am running Windows XP Professional. I would be very happy if someone
could offer a solution to my problem. Thanks in advance!
 
Have you right clicked an empty spot on the
desktop..properties..settings...advanced..adaptor...list all modes????

That particular chipset is about 4 years old and as such it might not
support a wide screen resolution ...you just might need to purchase a Video
Card for your system.I believe the SiS 630 chipset will take an AGP Video
Card.
This is the latest driver I was able to locate and it also is 3 years old
http://display-and-video.free-drive...-Chipset-Graphics-Driver-2.09-Windows-XP.html
peter
 
André said:
Hello,

I have a wide screen with native resolution 1600x1050 and I am looking for a
driver for my graphics card that supports this mode. I have already searched
the manufacturers' webpage with no success, and now I am wondering whether
Windows XP has a standard graphics driver that would work with my graphics
card and support wide screen format. I have a SiS630 onboard graphics adapter
and I am running Windows XP Professional. I would be very happy if someone
could offer a solution to my problem. Thanks in advance!
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This suggests the DAC bandwidth is sufficient for the job.

"It can also support high resolution graphics modes up to 1900x1200 at 80Hz"
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/sis630.html

SIS offers some advice here.

http://www.sis.com/support/support_faqs_4.htm

I'd start with Moninfo, and see if the new monitor is giving its EDID
info to the computer. If not, I would search for a "monitor driver",
which basically is a tiny file containing info about maximum (native)
resolution of the new monitor. My NEC LCD had a monitor driver available
for download. An LCD TV may not have that kind of driver file available.

http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/moninfo.shtm
http://www.entechtaiwan.com/files/moninfo.exe

Updating the built-in graphics driver would be further down my list,
and so far, I haven't seen anything that looks like release
notes for the sis.com drivers.

Paul
 
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