Color quality I upgraded the hard drive from my other computer from WinMe to WinXP and was successful. however the screen resolution is 640 x 480 and color quality is lowest(4bit). The slider to adjust is not working in display properities. In the advance tap the adapter type has no name: chip type (unavailable) DAC type (unavailable) memory size (unavailable) adapter string (unavailable) Bios information (unavailable) On the Monitor tab: Monitor type is default monitor, properities is greyout : screen refresh rate (greyout) and there is no color management

DFI is the board manufacturer. They may or may not offer support since this is a really old board by computer standards. Hope this helps.

You need to upgrade the drivers and firmware for your sony writer which you will get here.

http://sony.storagesupport.com/models/21

Windows has lost the display driver for your particular card. You will need to determine what the card is (it may say when you first start the machine) and redownload the drivers for it.

What OS are you using? Windows 98SE does not always recognize exterrnal hard drives. Try the external HD on a computer running Windows XP and see if that works. If it works on WinXP and not Win98SE or possibly WinME the External HD is good.

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Your upgrade options
If you want to upgrade your system to Windows XP, the first thing you need to do is verify that it meets the system requirements for the newer operating system.
You will need:

• Windows 98 or later version of Microsoft Windows operating system.
• At least a 233Mhz processor. Any manufacturer (AMD, Intel, IBM, VIA, etc.) will do.
• At least 128MB of system memory.
• 1.5 Gigabytes of free hard drive space (note that you should have at least 3 gigabytes if you want to do any meaningful work with your system after the upgrade).
• A CD-Rom or CD/RW drive.
• Mouse and keyboard (either USB or PS/2).
• A video adaptor and monitor capable of displaying 800x600 resolution. If you are not sure about this, change the resolution within Windows 98 by right clicking on an empty area of the desktop and selecting 'properties' then going to the 'settings' tab. The resolution slider is at the bottom left. Set it to '800x600' and click 'apply.' If your screen is still legible, you are fine. If the 800x600 option is unavailable, you may need to upgrade your video adaptor before upgrading Windows.

Note that if the screen becomes scrambled, blank or unreadable, you will probably need a new monitor as your current one cannot handle the required resolution. If your system meets the minimum requirements for Windows XP, it's time to find out which version of the operating system you can upgrade to.

This is Microsofts recommendations


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Go to start , control panel, add and remove look the hard drive of winxp and hit remove.

Yes u can up grade on your lap top just take it to some one that is willing to work on the mother board.

Hi,
          You need to upgrade the Dlink firmware,, that will do it.

You should re-install the winxp again. For doing it without losing any existing data, do it as per the following instructions: - Boot your computer using the XP CD. You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive. When you see the welcom setup screen, chose the "To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER" option. DO not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R" !!!! Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations. Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R to start the repair. Setup will copy files to the hard drive will reboot tour computer and will start winxp installation. Good luck !

hotoPC 650 captures images in 24-bit color (16.7 million colors). Your pictures will not display maximum image quality if your monitor or computer's video controller doesn't support this color depth. Additionally, if your pictures are taken in 1154 x 864 mode, try increasing your video resolution above 640 x 480. You may need to upgrade your system to achieve the best possible image quality. If your pictures look better on the screen than when you print them out, you may need to upgrade your printer. An EPSON Stylus ink jet printer, for example, provides excellent image quality. If you used drag and drop to insert your pictures, they may appear grainy. Try importing them into your documents instead.