I have a durn good graphics card, but it wont go any higher than 16 colors, and 640x480 pixels, last time I reformatted my computer it had better color, i'm not all that smart when it comes to computers so, why won't the color be better?
2007-03-13 10:02:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
I don't know what company made my card, so i would have some trouble finding any drivers.
2007-03-13 10:14:38 · update #1
Sounds like the card is defaulted to basic VGA settings. So the drivers for the card are either missing or glitched.
Go to Device Manager, RIght click and choose UPDATE Drivers
IF that doesn't help go to the card's manufacturer's website (that's what I'd do anyway) and get the latest drivers for your card.
2007-03-13 10:07:55 · answer #1 · answered by mrresearchman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You somehow must find the drivers for your graphics card as this is the only way to get a higher resolution than you are currently getting.
1. Do you have the restore disk that came with the computer? That will contain the graphics driver. You can access the drivers by right clicking on the restore disk icon and choosing explore.. Find the graphic driver and install it.
2. Look in the control panel under system >hardware> device manager> and click the + in front of display adapter. That should tell you your graphics card. Then go to the Internet and download the drivers.
3, Open the comptuter case and look at the graphics card and see who made it. Then go to the Internet and download the drivers.
Good Luck.
2007-03-13 17:31:37 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have reformated, some of the stuff that should be there probably is not any more. You may have to reload your program or go to an earlier version, in order for it to work. That happens with the upgrades from Microsoft some times.
2007-03-13 17:10:41 · answer #3 · answered by twentyeight7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to see what the graphics card is go to start->control panel (settings->control panel for pre-windows xp)->display->settings
look for "default monitor on" or "pnp monitor on", then your graphics card info
go to the manufacturers website and get the driver
2007-03-13 19:31:37 · answer #4 · answered by matenzi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did u install the drivers for it? otherwise it wont even be in use
2007-03-13 17:06:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋