ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 drivers for Windows Server 2003

Have you found the driver for server 2003? I have ThinkPad T41 and thinking to install windows server 2003 the same reason as you did. Do you mind posting how your end up with this? thanks

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Originally Posted by amartin

I recently upgraded my laptop (IBM ThinkPad R51) to Server 2003. The graphics card is an ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 - and I'm unable to find drivers for Server 2003. IBM doesn't support this as the laptop was built for XP. ATI won't help either - says I need to call the laptop manufacturer.

The main feature I am looking for in the ability to run dual monitors. In device manager, the display adapter is the default "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter". Help?!?

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Welcome to Windrivers hastings

Did you try the link above your post?

hastings, you really need to go back and read BOB IROCs posts again. A server OS is totally unsuitable for a laptop. It is a waste of time, effort and money. Server 2003 isn't cheap. Running it won't give you any capabilities on a stand alone system that you won't find in, say, XP Pro.

If you'll explain why you want the OS point by point, I'll be happy to explain point by point why it is a lousy idea and how other choices would be better.

thanks Noonoo, no I haven't tried any driver yet. I just wanted to see if someone has done that before I screw up my t41.

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Originally Posted by NooNoo

Welcome to Windrivers hastings

Did you try the link above your post?

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Hi slgrieb, the main reason to upgrade it to win2k3 is I have another dsktop workstation that's reloaded with win2k3 from its original xp. And win2k3 is much faster and the system resources management is much better as well. Running mutiple IE and firefox instances are handled much better and they take lesser cpu resource. Most important is that win2k3 is a server and it supports multiple remote access point. While winxp do not support that. when people remote in the console user is hanged out. This is very important for a network admin need to login someone's machine to install something without any interupting for example.

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Originally Posted by slgrieb

hastings, you really need to go back and read BOB IROCs posts again. A server OS is totally unsuitable for a laptop. It is a waste of time, effort and money. Server 2003 isn't cheap. Running it won't give you any capabilities on a stand alone system that you won't find in, say, XP Pro.

If you'll explain why you want the OS point by point, I'll be happy to explain point by point why it is a lousy idea and how other choices would be better.

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Originally Posted by hastings

Have you found the driver for server 2003? I have ThinkPad T41 and thinking to install windows server 2003 the same reason as you did. Do you mind posting how your end up with this? thanks

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This might be a longshot in the wrong direction, but here goes..

IBM uses Radeon XL graphics cards for their xseries servers, how about giving that driver a go?

http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/sys...andind=5000008

well it is a wrong direction but thanks. first I'm not looking for solutions but experiences. second, the display card in t41 is ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500, subsystemID 0530. and it's not in the eserver's supported list.

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Originally Posted by Mr T

This might be a longshot in the wrong direction, but here goes..

IBM uses Radeon XL graphics cards for their xseries servers, how about giving that driver a go?

http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/sys...andind=5000008

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Have you actually tried installing the XP drivers?