Newly updated windows 7 from windows xp ( screen resoultion problem)

[rockybb]

Hello
yesterday i updated to windows 7 and i am having troubles with my resolution it is stuck at 640x480
i am not sure what has happened but please can someone help me

 

[josearedux]

Welcome to the forum, you need to install a driver for your video card most likely. Do you know what brand it is? If not please let us know the exact model of your Dell

 

[Golden]

This is a useful tool to help you gather your exact system information, if you can't locate it yourself, and you may find it handy:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180324-system-info-see-your-system-specs.html

Regards,
Golden

 

[rockybb]

This is my desktop, dimension 2400
not sure on other information yet

 

[Golden]

rocky - please see here

 

[rockybb]

rocky - please see here

sorry forgot to reply i'm looking at the things there at the moment thank you

 

[rockybb]

i tried making it auto fill but it had an error so i filled in as much as possible manually,
anyways these are my motherboard and grpahics info if it helps

 

[yowanvista]

This system probably features the decade old Intel 82845G Graphics which does not support WDDM. You could install the XP driver in Compatibility Mode but that won't solve your resolution problem nor would you have proper video acceleration/Direct X support.

You could get a low profile card if you board has an AGP slot. But be aware that some versions of the Dimension 2400 have no such slot. In that case you're only be left with the possibility of buying a PCI card like this one:
http://www.ebuyer.com/387016-zotac-zt-60604-10l-gt610-512mb-zt-60604-10l

 

[rockybb]

This system probably features the decade old Intel 82845G Graphics which does not support WDDM. You could install the XP driver in Compatibility Mode but that won't solve your resolution problem nor would you have proper video acceleration/Direct X support.

You could get a low profile card if you board has an AGP slot. But be aware that some versions of the Dimension 2400 have no such slot. In that case you're only be left with the possibility of buying a PCI card.
Newegg.com - SPARKLE 700031 (SP210L512JCPA) GeForce 210 512MB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Low Profile Video Card
JATON Video-339PCI-HLX Radeon HD 5450 512MB 64-bit DDR3 PCI HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card - Newegg.com
JATON VIDEO-558PCI-QLP GeForce 8400 GS 4 VGA outputs 512MB DDR2 Per GPU 1GB Total Onboard PCI Low Profile Ready Video Card - Newegg.com

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hmm so how do i check if i have an agp slot? for the pci card

 

[yowanvista]

This system probably features the decade old Intel 82845G Graphics which does not support WDDM. You could install the XP driver in Compatibility Mode but that won't solve your resolution problem nor would you have proper video acceleration/Direct X support.

You could get a low profile card if you board has an AGP slot. But be aware that some versions of the Dimension 2400 have no such slot. In that case you're only be left with the possibility of buying a PCI card.
Newegg.com - SPARKLE 700031 (SP210L512JCPA) GeForce 210 512MB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Low Profile Video Card
JATON Video-339PCI-HLX Radeon HD 5450 512MB 64-bit DDR3 PCI HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card - Newegg.com
JATON VIDEO-558PCI-QLP GeForce 8400 GS 4 VGA outputs 512MB DDR2 Per GPU 1GB Total Onboard PCI Low Profile Ready Video Card - Newegg.com

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hmm so how do i check if i have an agp slot? for the pci card

Open the case and check whether it has that slot. Check my above updated post, I linked that PCI GT610 card which should work on your board.

 

[rockybb]

where it says the memory on the graphic card that is also the ram right?

 

[yowanvista]

where it says the memory on the graphic card that is also the ram right?

Nope, it's the video memory on the card itself. The GT610 has 512MB of GDDR3 memory onboard. Your system RAM has nothing to do with the video card.

 

[rockybb]

where it says the memory on the graphic card that is also the ram right?

Nope, it's the video memory on the card itself. The GT610 has 512MB of GDDR3 memory onboard. Your system RAM has nothing to do with the video card.

oo i see i guess i might have to buy it thjen