16-color to 16-bit color

[s-bomb]

Well, I got that PC working mentioned in the last topic, and now I have a new problem. I was able to install Windows 98 on this computer I recently got, and the display was automatically set to 16 colors. I went to Display in the Control Panel folder to change the color setting, but my only two options are 2-color and 16-color display. I would like to have 256 colors, or even high color(16-bit), but I'm not sure if my graphics card can even support it (I picked up this computer second-hand and I know almost nothing about it). I checked the display properties, and it told me I had a standard PCI graphics adapter (VGA). If anyone could give me some pointers on how I can get a decent color display on this computer, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks for your time.

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[AlaricD]

Look for some markings on the card, stickers, anything to tell you what brand/model of card you have. Then get the drivers for it.

You can do a simple debug in DOS to get some more info on the card:
Open a DOS window, type "debug" at the prompt.
Your prompt will change to a dash.

Type d c000:0000 and hit enter. Look to the column on the right for any trademark, model # information. That will help you on your search for a driver.

To exit debug, type q and hit enter.
You'll be back at the DOS prompt.

Enjoy!


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