BINGO!!
I was followed your sequence - didn't work as you describe
because the hardware wizard insisted on finding a
particular ATI file before it would go any farther - so I
didn't get that 'No, it's not listed' choice.'
In any case, as I was going through the sequence yet again
I realized that all those times that I thought I was
running the .exe that ATI sent me to complete remove
vestages of any previous install, I wasn't really running
it at all! I was unloading files to a folder. Did it right
this time and the install worked.
There's always a reason and it's usually something stupid.
Many thanks to you and to Jeff for staying with me and
feeding me ideas that kept me going.
Now, if I can only remember what it was that I wanted to
do when this adventure started...
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the adapter is ATI XPERT 128. P/N 1027440301.
According to ATI p/n search on their site:
BUILT BY ATI Product Part umber Search Results
Results On: 1027440301
Product Description BIOS Part Number 102 Part
Number
RAGE 128 PRO 16MB PCI VGA 11374403101 1027440301
The latest drivers for that can be found here, although
put out in 2001:
http://tinyurl.com/526el
Installation instructions for the XPERT 128:
http://tinyurl.com/55cpy
I don't use two adapters simultaneously, one or the
other
at a time. When the attempted driver update for the new
one failed (ATI, PCI) I removed it and installed the
adapter that I used before I bought the ATI (AGP).
Can't install standard VGA because the system will only
install the driver for whichever card is installed. The
computer is custom built so there is no monitor port
other than the one that is one whichever adapter I have
installed at the time.
You should be able to install the Standard VGA drivers.
After booting to Safe Mode and removing any existing
drivers go to Control Panel Add New Hardware. Windows
will do it's little search for new devices and list any
found.
Choose "No it's not listed" and click Next.
Choose "No, I will select from a list" and click Next.
Click once on "Display adapters" and click Next.
The first item on the list should be "Standard display
types" and in the right pane will be the Standard adapters.
Choose "Standard display adapter-VGA and click Next.
After installing reboot.
I'll check out the BIOS idea. I've fiddled with it in
the
past so I know what I'm getting into.
Thanks.
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Brian A.
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