SiS 630 and SP2 problems

eatingrich · Apr 27, 2005, 01:07 AM

hey, wondering if anyone else has heard of any of these sorts of problems.

basically i think win xp sp2 has messed with my graphics somehow, i used mekaw sega master system emulator, then when i installed SP2 it said that it couldn't support 640x480 display mode or something similar, and i have the same problem trying to play house of the dead

i reinstalled my graphics driver but it made no difference, i also get this thing where if i leave the pc to run screen saver or shut down screen or whatever, when i come back it is in a really low resolution and gives an error message and basically i have to reboot and recover from a 'serious error'.

a) anyone else come across anything like this? i don't want to lose SP2 as generally it seems to be great
b) is it safe to 'uninstall' the driver so i can reinstall it when i reboot, for some reason i have a feeling i've done this before on another computer and it just messed it up before i could reinstall the driver again - as i've reinstalled it over the top of it, if it was going to fix the problem would that have worked?

hope you can help!

Pierro · Jun 6, 2005, 07:15 PM

get the SiS UniVGA3 driver from www.sis.com - it should solve your issue

eatingrich · Jul 1, 2005, 12:59 PM

cheers for the reply, and sorry for the mass delay in replying, i haven't had access to the net with this computer for a while! i just checked out the site but the UniVGA3 driver is for systems newer than the SiS630 i think, the 630 just uses UniVGA not UniVGA2 or 3 - so i think just by choosing the chipset i have and the operating system it gives me that driver best suited anyway. i'll give it another shot at downloading and installing that one - is it safe to uninstall the installed graphics drivers with the intention of reinstalling them fresh when i reboot or will it mess up my system like i suspect?

cheers!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 1, 2005, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by eatingrich

cheers for the reply, and sorry for the mass delay in replying, i haven't had access to the net with this computer for a while! i just checked out the site but the UniVGA3 driver is for systems newer than the SiS630 i think, the 630 just uses UniVGA not UniVGA2 or 3 - so i think just by choosing the chipset i have and the operating system it gives me that driver best suited anyway. i'll give it another shot at downloading and installing that one - is it safe to uninstall the installed graphics drivers with the intention of reinstalling them fresh when i reboot or will it mess up my system like i suspect?

cheers!

it fine or you can just install over

eatingrich · Jul 18, 2005, 10:57 AM

ok, i downloaded the driver update from SiS, it only does one thing though so i couldn't get a UniVGA thing, it was just the latest driver for SiS. it turned out i already had it installed but i installed it over and it still did the same thing with mekaw - so dunno what to do really!

Apr 27, 2005, 01:07 AM	#1
eatingrich HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 159 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	SiS 630 and SP2 problems hey, wondering if anyone else has heard of any of these sorts of problems. basically i think win xp sp2 has messed with my graphics somehow, i used mekaw sega master system emulator, then when i installed SP2 it said that it couldn't support 640x480 display mode or something similar, and i have the same problem trying to play house of the dead i reinstalled my graphics driver but it made no difference, i also get this thing where if i leave the pc to run screen saver or shut down screen or whatever, when i come back it is in a really low resolution and gives an error message and basically i have to reboot and recover from a 'serious error'. a) anyone else come across anything like this? i don't want to lose SP2 as generally it seems to be great b) is it safe to 'uninstall' the driver so i can reinstall it when i reboot, for some reason i have a feeling i've done this before on another computer and it just messed it up before i could reinstall the driver again - as i've reinstalled it over the top of it, if it was going to fix the problem would that have worked? hope you can help! __________________ Check out my gaming blog for stuff about Windows Phone, retro gaming and Xbox - www.zombiesatemyxbox.com Last edited by eatingrich; Apr 27, 2005 at 01:22 AM.

Jun 6, 2005, 07:15 PM	#2
Pierro DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	get the SiS UniVGA3 driver from www.sis.com - it should solve your issue __________________

Jul 1, 2005, 12:59 PM	Thread Starter #3
eatingrich HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 159 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	cheers for the reply, and sorry for the mass delay in replying, i haven't had access to the net with this computer for a while! i just checked out the site but the UniVGA3 driver is for systems newer than the SiS630 i think, the 630 just uses UniVGA not UniVGA2 or 3 - so i think just by choosing the chipset i have and the operating system it gives me that driver best suited anyway. i'll give it another shot at downloading and installing that one - is it safe to uninstall the installed graphics drivers with the intention of reinstalling them fresh when i reboot or will it mess up my system like i suspect? cheers! __________________ Check out my gaming blog for stuff about Windows Phone, retro gaming and Xbox - www.zombiesatemyxbox.com

Jul 18, 2005, 10:57 AM	Thread Starter #5
eatingrich HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 159 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	ok, i downloaded the driver update from SiS, it only does one thing though so i couldn't get a UniVGA thing, it was just the latest driver for SiS. it turned out i already had it installed but i installed it over and it still did the same thing with mekaw - so dunno what to do really! __________________ Check out my gaming blog for stuff about Windows Phone, retro gaming and Xbox - www.zombiesatemyxbox.com