video driver issue on dell gx270 please help

[imnothardcore]

I have a dell gx270 that I obtained as a machine to just have windows 7 on it. I installed windows 7 and I havent experienced a freeze or hang up howerver i cant change my resolution from 640x480 to anything else.

I tried the video driver on dell and intel (the 845g). I even went into options and ran it in XP SP2 mode and as administrator. any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

the pc is a dell gx270 with a 2.66ghz p4 processor, 1gb RAM, and a 120gb hdd.

thanks.

 

[desiracing]

Upgrade from Vista Works

I also had this same problem.

To get this to work, I installed Vista (Home Edition) first, installed the main drivers from the dell website - R58182 (audio), R58201 (chipset), R59444 (network), R126991 (graphics) - and performed an upgrade to Windows 7. Hopefully that works...

 

[compsys]

Dell GX270 Video Resolution

I went into BIOS setup and changed Integrated Devices (LegacySelect Options)
and changed the Onboard Video Buffer from 1mb to 8mb.
Voila!

 

[jpdepucci]

Great job! I was stumped here trying to figure out why the resolution would not change and did get the same problem when trying to download the xp drivers - only drivers available. Great informatin - thanks. Overall the gx270 seems to work fine and all other drivers seemed to have installed just fine.

 

[PC Addict]

I went into BIOS setup and changed Integrated Devices (LegacySelect Options)
and changed the Onboard Video Buffer from 1mb to 8mb.
Voila!

I know this thread is old as dirt but it just helped me big time with an sx270 so thank you much!!!

 

[peeps]

Hello - I just registered to add my thanks too. I have just upgraded a Dell Optiplex SX270 from Windows 2000 to Windows 7 Ultimate and had the same display issues. Luckily I had found this post whilst doing my pre install homework and was easily able to sort it using the Bios fix from the above post. Many thanks. Interestingly I had to go from Win2000 to XP and then to Win7 - I couldn't go straight to Win7. Now have a nice little machine to connect to the living room TV!

 

[skyzero]

bump.

I went into BIOS setup and changed Integrated Devices (LegacySelect Options)
and changed the Onboard Video Buffer from 1mb to 8mb.
Voila!

I registered just to say thank you to the above poster!!

I am on Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit, on a Dell Optiplex GX270, 1GB ram, P4 3.0ghz.

I just upgraded this computers OS for my parents and was stumped. My issue was there was no way to change resolution under control panel. It gave me a "can't change resolution due to screen being under 600 pixels (or something like that)." Wtf, my SyncMaster is 1680x1050! I've tried Dell's site. Video drivers there were only for XP systems, so did not work and kept giving me an "error 40." As of today, the link under a "said" Youtube link, Meg@video is down, so never even got to try that video driver.

Came across this page and the above worked!!

 

[DustSailor]

I do believe this is the first time I've seen a new member solve another new member's problem. Awesome!

 

[ibrahim71]

I went into BIOS setup and changed Integrated Devices (LegacySelect Options)
and changed the Onboard Video Buffer from 1mb to 8mb.
Voila!

I regestered just to thank u compsys... i could not find the vga driver for gx270 for win7 any way .. now with this soulution its worked fine , i changed the onboard video buffer and i can change the screen resolution ..its working fine

 

[Scudrunner]

I, too, just registered to say "Thanks"; worked like a charm. Have a feeling that tip just saved a 'whole bunch' of time!
Now, if I can just find the same type solution for the audio!!

 

[SunsetParkSlope]

Hello, I am from the future. In 2009 a question was asked in this forum that helped me get the video resolution working on an old P4 SX270 with Windows 7 Ultimate. Great job!!!!! and thanks!

 

[Parvardigar]

I went into BIOS setup and changed Integrated Devices (LegacySelect Options)
and changed the Onboard Video Buffer from 1mb to 8mb.
Voila!

Here's my issue after installing Windows 7 Pro on a SX270 SFF. I go into BIOS. I change the video buffer from 1mb to 8mb. When I go into Windows the graphics are perfect until I reboot. The BIOS keeps changing the buffer back to 1MB. I have did this on two SX270's. Is there a fix to keep that 8mb from changing after every shutdown, reboot? Thanks!

 

[strikey]

Thanks a million

I went into BIOS setup and changed Integrated Devices (LegacySelect Options)
and changed the Onboard Video Buffer from 1mb to 8mb.
Voila!

Yeah, it seems the shortest and simplest fix is often the best fix. Man, you are a genius mate. I been messing with this for a week now, following about 30-40 different advice installing, uninstalling, new drivers, on the fone to manufactures acer and dell... you name it I done it! In the end it was such a simple fix I can't believe. Mate, I owe you big time.... thanks heaps. Hope you win the lottery mate

Regards.... mike

 

[Parvardigar]

Hello
I have several Dell SX270's all running windows 7. What happened on the BIOS when I changed to 8MB - the BIOS would flip it back to 1MB. The fix? I tested the batteries - on all SX270's the battery was dead! I replaced the dead battery with a new battery - and the BIOS 8MB was saved.

IN short check the internal battery , replace if needed, then change 1MB to 8MB.

Battery + >8MB - and you will have a perfectly running Windows 7 OS.

 

[strikey]

Hello
I tested the batteries - on all SX270's the battery was dead!.

my experience with batteries is that when they go dead, the clock will play up, but when you leave the computer on for a few hours it somehow charges the battery (or something) enough to maintain system info. I had this situation once (flat battery) where the computer would only boot to the blinking curser. Nothing I did could force it to boot even to the login section and could not get into BIOS. After about an hour of troubleshooting I then pressed the reset button and she booted to a where it gave me the option to press F1 to continue the boot, and it then booted up perfectly when I pressed it, but the clock was wrong. Trial and error taught me that I only had to leave it on for 2 minutes max before it
held a small charge enough to then pressing the reset button to boot it fully.

My opinion only... mike