Re: 760ED display

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From: scosgt_at_att.net
Date: Mon Nov 20 2000 - 17:48:26 EST


It sounds like you may have updates with the wrong bios.
There is one for the U3A, SVGA screen, and another for
the U9A, XGA screen
> I recently upgraded the BIOS in my 760ED. Everything
> went fine, and OS/2 and W98 run the display okay.
>
> What is driving me crazy is the screen prior to the OS
> loading. The display is only about 5" X 5" and the text
> is so small my old eyes can't always make it out. It is
> an XGA screen, and its not the end of the world, but the
> splash screens for the OSes are small and unimpressive.
>
> In addition, and I am assuming its the same problem, DOS
> windows in OS/2 come up small as well. On other laptops,
> I have not seen this problem.
>
> Before I updated the BIOS, it was the original version,
> this problem did not exist.
>
> Is there a way to fix this up, especially the DOS
> windows if possible? I don't see any reference on any of
> the driver disks from IBM. I'll be they are there and I
> have missed them, but I have looked :-)
>
> Thanks very much,
>
> John


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