Need video drivers for Intel 810/810e/815/815e series video card

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M Skabialka

I installed Vista Beta 2 on an older Dell machine with an Intel
810/810e/815/815e series video card. All I can get is 8 bit 800x600 display
settings. I could not find Vista drivers on Intel's or Dell's web sites.
Are there any other drivers, something generic maybe which I could use on
this test machine? For this machine I am not prepared to buy a new video
card as it was headed for disposal anyway. I just wanted to show other
people in our organization what Vista looks like as we probably won't
upgrade our current machines, only replace them when they get old.
 
I hit the same problem.

I planned to use some decent older computer (1.3GHz, 512MB, fast 40GB
HD,...) to test inhouse developpement compatibility. (That computer is
roaring with XP or 2003 EE.)

The best I got was Vista *pretending* to use 8 bit 800x600 display, when it
was clearly *4bit*.

And while using 16 colors mode, some options in dialog box are simply not
displayed... which is BAD !

I have been able to make my Samsung flat panel 19" seen after I provided
Vista with the constructor CD.

I tried to install the lasted 2000/XP driver for 815 from Intel. Vista was
happy, installed it and asked to reboot.
It did reboot, up to the desktop at nominal resolution.
At which point it "blued" with a Stop C2 ("Bad Pool Caller") !

I think this is only fair as the 815 borrow memory on main memory (if my
memory serves...) Thus I expect that the driver needs to cooperate with the
OS a little.

I hoped to be able to pick-up another driver (some kind of "super-VGA").
But no such thing is available.

The good think is that I spend quite some time in the various configuration
screens.

The bad thing is that I spend a sufficient time to find myself back with
"training wheel". Really looks like Apple to me ! Come on, Windows is for
grown-ups !

Bottom line : frustrating and infuriating experience... will stick to XP a
few more years, I guess.

--Rich


"M Skabialka"
 
When you installed the XP drivers in Vista did you run the install SetUp in
XP compatibility mode?
 
We had another machine in the dust heap with a 32 MB card which I snagged
and it seems to work OK for demo purposes, but between that and 256 MB RAM,
I get no aero glass, but that's just a whiz bang feature that I can't see
much use for in a normal business environment.

Thanks anyway
Mich

Richard G. Harper said:
Unless either Intel or Dell releases drivers you are out of luck.

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M Skabialka said:
I installed Vista Beta 2 on an older Dell machine with an Intel
810/810e/815/815e series video card. All I can get is 8 bit 800x600
display settings. I could not find Vista drivers on Intel's or Dell's web
sites. Are there any other drivers, something generic maybe which I could
use on this test machine? For this machine I am not prepared to buy a new
video card as it was headed for disposal anyway. I just wanted to show
other people in our organization what Vista looks like as we probably
won't upgrade our current machines, only replace them when they get old.
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Aero actually speeds the computer up. If a system has the hardware to run
Aero much of the graphics processing is dome by the GPU instead of the CPU.
This can make a dramatic difference in the overall speed of Vista on a
hardware challenged pc. On a pc like you have, increasing the RAM and
upgrading the video card to one that supports Aero will make the computer
usable. This needn't cost a lot of money. Less than $200.00 should do it.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


M Skabialka said:
We had another machine in the dust heap with a 32 MB card which I snagged
and it seems to work OK for demo purposes, but between that and 256 MB
RAM, I get no aero glass, but that's just a whiz bang feature that I can't
see much use for in a normal business environment.

Thanks anyway
Mich

Richard G. Harper said:
Unless either Intel or Dell releases drivers you are out of luck.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


M Skabialka said:
I installed Vista Beta 2 on an older Dell machine with an Intel
810/810e/815/815e series video card. All I can get is 8 bit 800x600
display settings. I could not find Vista drivers on Intel's or Dell's
web sites. Are there any other drivers, something generic maybe which I
could use on this test machine? For this machine I am not prepared to
buy a new video card as it was headed for disposal anyway. I just wanted
to show other people in our organization what Vista looks like as we
probably won't upgrade our current machines, only replace them when they
get old.
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Hello "JW"
When you installed the XP drivers in Vista did you run the install SetUp in
XP compatibility mode?
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I tried to run the setup in XP compatibility mode as well.

As well as I tried installing after disabling the "limited user mode" (Which
is a silly mode when you are *setting up* your system. Can be desirable on
normal daily usage, thought.)

I tried to tell where to find the folder which hold the .inf driver file.
It installs the driver. After the reboot I get the BSoD.
Rebooting to the last known good configuration, Windows complain on a
device which doesn't have a proper driver. It tells me to choose between
Standard VGA and the Intel 810/815... If I pick up the Intel driver, Vista
tells me that there is a wrong syntax in the .inf file !

Weird.

--R.
 
"Richard M."
Hello "JW"


I tried to run the setup in XP compatibility mode as well.

As well as I tried installing after disabling the "limited user mode" (Which
is a silly mode when you are *setting up* your system. Can be desirable on
normal daily usage, thought.)

I tried to tell where to find the folder which hold the .inf driver file.
It installs the driver. After the reboot I get the BSoD.
Rebooting to the last known good configuration, Windows complain on a
device which doesn't have a proper driver. It tells me to choose between
Standard VGA and the Intel 810/815... If I pick up the Intel driver, Vista
tells me that there is a wrong syntax in the .inf file !

Weird.

--R.
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Just for the sake of completness :
I have been able to install an Intel driver on it.

That is, I used the Intel Embedded Graphic Driver (look for IEGD 5.1 on
Intel site)

Vista will still ask for a video controller driver, but it is working
perfectly in 32-bit colors mode and happy in 1280x1024.

That way I have a nice computer for basic windows Vista testing.

--Richard.
 
I tried installing the driver, using the device manager with no luck and also
setup. How did u install it? this is a laptop, and i ahve the same issue.
 
please somebody help us with the 815 chipset is there a way to get out of the
low resolution can we use the old driver (i tried but i got a blue screen)

i have asus cusl2 and p3 800
thanks and please
 
please somebody help us with the 815 chipset is there a way to get out of the
low resolution can we use the old driver (i tried but i got a blue screen)
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Mine is stuck at 800x600 4bit, too. But if I connect to it via Remote
Desktop, it is willing to almost fill my 1680x1050 display. Guess how
I use it...

Loren
 
Georgep said:
please somebody help us with the 815 chipset is there a way to get out of the
low resolution can we use the old driver (i tried but i got a blue screen)

i have asus cusl2 and p3 800
thanks and please
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Have you tried the XP drivers? I did that with an 845G chipset - seemed
to work. Installed the application using compatability mode.

Guy
 
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