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ShawnD1 · 09-01-2003, 06:09 PM

Another reason why prebuilt computers suck is because the integrated video. If you change the operating system, you no longer have any video!

My emachnines came with Windows98 so of course the drivers on the CD are for Win98. I upgraded to Windows XP after putting a PCI video card into the computer (because it has no AGP slot even!) and it worked ok. I wanted to take my card out and put it into another computer. Surprise surprise, I can't! Since there are no motherboard drivers, it doesn't detect the integrated video card and I can't use the thing at any higher than 800x600 or higher than 256 colors!

09-01-2003, 06:09 PM	#26 (permalink)
ShawnD1 Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: organic chem lab Posts: 921	Another reason why prebuilt computers suck is because the integrated video. If you change the operating system, you no longer have any video! My emachnines came with Windows98 so of course the drivers on the CD are for Win98. I upgraded to Windows XP after putting a PCI video card into the computer (because it has no AGP slot even!) and it worked ok. I wanted to take my card out and put it into another computer. Surprise surprise, I can't! Since there are no motherboard drivers, it doesn't detect the integrated video card and I can't use the thing at any higher than 800x600 or higher than 256 colors! Last edited by ShawnD1; 09-01-2003 at 06:15 PM.