Thinkpad 760ED display prob on Win98SE upgrade

Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?)

When a new OS or even a reinstall of the old OS, screen resolution is set to
default 640 x 480
VGA resoluiton. Right click the desktop, choose settings and set to 600 x
800, 16 bit color resolution.

"Jeff Wilson" <JeffWilson@aol.com> wrote in message
news:72bf9d04.0407220625.51146e03@posting.google.com...
> I know...don't ask why, but I am helping a friend upgrade her old
> 760ED Thinkpad to Win98SE. I did this for another friend and had this
> same problem. Upon booting up in Win98, the display is very
> small...only the middle 50% of the screen, surrounded by black. Weird.
> I downloaded an IBM XGA driver patch and applied it but that didnt
> help. ANy idea what might cause this? On another note, every other
> boot seems to lock up with a blinking cursor (before Windows loads).
> If I reboot again, it works properly. TIA for any helpk you can give
> me.
>
> Jeff Wilson

Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?)

Thanks, but I don't see any problems. And the 640x480 is not it
either. It is not the resolution of the screen, but the size of the
viewable area. Very weird problem...

terry_b17@juno-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (terry_b17) wrote in message news:<4103a308_7@news.athenanews.com>...
> Jeff,
> you might want to check ibm.com for any info on 98se and power
> management issues , some of the thinkpads have problems with se . ibm
> has complete manuals for the thinkpad available for download .
> hope this helps,
> terry
>
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