Color/ Size Problem

my screen is stuck at 16 colors and 640x480 pixels. . . . . . and when i go to settings and change it to High Color and when i try to change it to 800x600 pixels it doesn't change when i reboot. it just stays at 16 colors and 640x480 pixels.

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my screen is stuck at 16 colors and 640x480 pixels...... and when i go to settings and change it to High Color and when i try to change it to 800x600 pixels it doesn't change when i reboot. it just stays at 16 colors and 640x480 pixels..... help?
 
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Sounds like your S3 card doesn`t have enough memory on it for higher res (if its built in then you can set memory via BIOS Setup screen before Windows loads).
 

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^^ How, instructions plz?`

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Isnt this just as simple as a driver issue?
 
Try this page:
 
http://www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/s3pro.html
 
On this page is a good detection utility........
http://www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/s3iddownload.htmlm
 
........And also links to Win9x/ME drivers (for 370 and 377 chips).
 
I'd suggest detecting the graphics chip and going from there. Unless you know it already then just go get some new drivers
 
A good source for drivers (if the ones above arent right) is here:
 
 
http://list.driverguide.com/list/company906/page2/
 
If you downlaod drivers from here, use the login/pword: drivers/all when prompted.
 
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