Laptop display

robletham · August 23rd, 2003, 05:24 AM

I formatted my laptop and reinstalled windows 98, it is a pretty old time laptop but none of the default display drivers do much good, and they produce black bands across the screen when i load up word etc. Is there anyway to find out the necessary driver, or a decent default one that should work?

thanks

*NooNoo* · August 23rd, 2003, 05:39 AM

If you let us know the make and model of laptop I am sure we can track down a suitable driver.

robletham · August 23rd, 2003, 06:22 AM

It is a time laptop, i can't see a model type on it, there are a lot of random numbers on the base but i'm not sure if any of them refer to the model

*NooNoo* · August 23rd, 2003, 06:24 AM

Lets have them then - first rule of driver hunting, you can never have too much information!

Here are the time video drivers

It is quite likely to be the Neomagic driver based on what you have said so far.

robletham · August 24th, 2003, 08:42 AM

it appears to say Model No: 2000, FCC ID:EUN2000

I know i'm idiot for not noticing that before.

Also which Driver do you mean?

Thanks

robletham · August 24th, 2003, 09:55 AM

Okay i found the bit on the time website where it tells you whats inside the computer. But my code is 160NE11GB2B and i can't find that

*NooNoo* · August 24th, 2003, 01:16 PM

Neither can I....

However if you can tell us what the specification is of your machine - processor, screen size, hard drive size, we can have a pretty good stab at narrowing it down some....

robletham · August 25th, 2003, 07:45 AM

AMD-K6-III-500mhz, 124 RAM, 11 gig hard drive screen about 12 inches(that's a guess

*NooNoo* · August 25th, 2003, 09:12 AM

Woohooo found it

Was originally made by fic and rebadged.

You want the link to vga driver - bottom right, or from the time computer drivers, the trident 8400 link.

At time support click on whats inside your pc, then nb series, then the FIC NB2 link. It looks to be the same, except you have the slightly better spec.

robletham · August 25th, 2003, 02:08 PM

Amazing, thanks very much- it's working perfectly now.

Cheers

*NooNoo* · August 25th, 2003, 02:10 PM

My Pleasure

confus-ed · August 31st, 2003, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by robletham
Amazing ...

That's 'our' girl Noo for you !

... she's physic I'm sure ! ....

jbh · April 1st, 2008, 07:41 PM

Ive also picked one of these laptops up with the same model number ive tried the above links for drivers to no avail can any one help ?

apa · January 27th, 2009, 05:14 PM

I was lucky enough to score one of these beasts a couple of days ago - they must have been pretty bad-*** when they were released.

Anyway, it came with a driver disk (covering Win 9x, NT and 2000), and the zipped up drivers only come to 13.5Mb so if anyone wants me to email it to them, just send me your email address.

Cheers

*NooNoo* · January 28th, 2009, 03:30 AM

Welcome to Windrivers apa

I'll have a set for my collection... please check your profile - you have email and private messaging turned off, so no one can contact you!

August 23rd, 2003, 05:24 AM	#1
robletham Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	Laptop display I formatted my laptop and reinstalled windows 98, it is a pretty old time laptop but none of the default display drivers do much good, and they produce black bands across the screen when i load up word etc. Is there anyway to find out the necessary driver, or a decent default one that should work? thanks

August 23rd, 2003, 05:39 AM	#2
NooNoo Driver Terrier Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: UK Posts: 31,622	If you let us know the make and model of laptop I am sure we can track down a suitable driver. __________________ Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."

August 23rd, 2003, 06:24 AM	#4
NooNoo Driver Terrier Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: UK Posts: 31,622	Lets have them then - first rule of driver hunting, you can never have too much information! Here are the time video drivers It is quite likely to be the Neomagic driver based on what you have said so far. __________________ Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."

August 24th, 2003, 01:16 PM	#7
NooNoo Driver Terrier Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: UK Posts: 31,622	Neither can I.... However if you can tell us what the specification is of your machine - processor, screen size, hard drive size, we can have a pretty good stab at narrowing it down some.... __________________ Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."

August 25th, 2003, 09:12 AM	#9
NooNoo Driver Terrier Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: UK Posts: 31,622	Woohooo found it Was originally made by fic and rebadged. You want the link to vga driver - bottom right, or from the time computer drivers, the trident 8400 link. At time support click on whats inside your pc, then nb series, then the FIC NB2 link. It looks to be the same, except you have the slightly better spec. __________________ Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."

August 23rd, 2003, 06:22 AM	#3
robletham Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	It is a time laptop, i can't see a model type on it, there are a lot of random numbers on the base but i'm not sure if any of them refer to the model

August 24th, 2003, 08:42 AM	#5
robletham Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	it appears to say Model No: 2000, FCC ID:EUN2000 I know i'm idiot for not noticing that before. Also which Driver do you mean? Thanks

August 24th, 2003, 09:55 AM	#6
robletham Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	Okay i found the bit on the time website where it tells you whats inside the computer. But my code is 160NE11GB2B and i can't find that

August 25th, 2003, 07:45 AM	#8
robletham Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	AMD-K6-III-500mhz, 124 RAM, 11 gig hard drive screen about 12 inches(that's a guess

August 25th, 2003, 02:08 PM	#10
robletham Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	Amazing, thanks very much- it's working perfectly now. Cheers

August 25th, 2003, 02:10 PM	#11
NooNoo Driver Terrier Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: UK Posts: 31,622	My Pleasure __________________ Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."

April 1st, 2008, 07:41 PM	#13
jbh Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denny (central scotland ) Posts: 3	Ive also picked one of these laptops up with the same model number ive tried the above links for drivers to no avail can any one help ?

January 27th, 2009, 05:14 PM	#14
apa Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: London Posts: 2	Time 2000 Laptop drivers I was lucky enough to score one of these beasts a couple of days ago - they must have been pretty bad-*** when they were released. Anyway, it came with a driver disk (covering Win 9x, NT and 2000), and the zipped up drivers only come to 13.5Mb so if anyone wants me to email it to them, just send me your email address. Cheers

January 28th, 2009, 03:30 AM	#15
NooNoo Driver Terrier Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: UK Posts: 31,622	Welcome to Windrivers apa I'll have a set for my collection... please check your profile - you have email and private messaging turned off, so no one can contact you! __________________ Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly." Last edited by NooNoo; January 28th, 2009 at 03:34 AM.

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