First post, by Muz
I installed Windows 95 in a random IBM PC called NetVista, but I need drivers installation for optimal configuration. Can anyone help me where can I get the drivers as the IBM NetVista, is originally a Windows XP PC, thank you.
I installed Windows 95 in a random IBM PC called NetVista, but I need drivers installation for optimal configuration. Can anyone help me where can I get the drivers as the IBM NetVista, is originally a Windows XP PC, thank you.
We need ether a full model name/number of the ibm system you have or a list of hardware in the system.
There was more then one NetVista model out there and we can't know what you have based on your post.
The model is 830542A, and it uses Brookdale-G Graphics Chip.
The oldest I can find is for Win98 but you can try it anyway.
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/5033 … p-Board-D845GRG
USB works but sometimes it has fault, if I unplugged it and re-plug it again. The graphics driver won't work in that Intel site. I have tried install AdLib but hardware compatibility problem. Probably it needs a Sound Blaster card.
It's very difficult on any name-brand PC made after about 2002. They only had 2000/XP drivers after that...
I don't think you'll find any 95 drivers for 845 chipset, although you can get lucky and find some 98 in archives. If you do, please share as I have many of those boards. No proper ISA either, so no sound for DOS games.
Not sure if it would help for ISA cards in any way, but using http://pcidatabase.com/ in conjunction with this site (Vogons) and the lamentable state of DriverGuide might help. I lucked out when resurrecting my K6-2 system with an ALI chipset, in that Windows 98SE had the drivers for all of the onboard whatsits. I use terms like "index of", "parent directory", "last modified", and "partial filename with no extension" to locate open directories that may have the software or individual files I need, instead of horsing around with fake DLL and driver sites looking to fill your modern computer up to the back teeth with Electro-AIDS. Sometimes Win2K/XP driver packs will have drivers for older Windows versions, without explicitly stating so. Using Searx.me as an alternative to Bing or Google tends to provide different results, too.
Also the last result on Searx.me for 830542A IBM Netvista is this thread. Recursion is fun.
I manage to install it with Windows 98 SE, games such as Doom 2 works fine, after adjust the file cache in system.ini. The only thing that don't work is the audio jack, since the IBM NetVista has 2 audio jacks, one at front, and at rear, I can only hear speaker sounds, not the jack input. There is a cab file I downloaded somewhere, called, 4686743.cab, but it only works for Windows XP installation as it needs pkgmgr. Does anyone know the solution?
Just an update, I got the sound work through the jack input, but only the rear. The front, I have no idea, but it is attached with the CD Drive. I tried install the cab by 'Add New Hardware', and then find an exclamation mark of 'Unsupported Device', and install the driver by browse through inf of the cab file.
https://www.driverarchives.com/pc/fujitsu-sie … dio-device.html
Now the only thing I need is the OPL3 sound, if only there is an OPL3 emulator for the earlier Windows version.
Some more info on the machine https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssi … 7/ENUS8303-_h01
HP Z420 Workstation Intel Xeon E5-1620, 32GB, RADEON HD7850 2GB, SSD + HD, XP/7
How do you know it has 845 chip set?
I have problem install the graphics driver for Windows 95, none of stuff I downloaded from Intel is compatible.
As others have stated, official drivers for Windows 95 simply may not exist.
However, you can try treating it like Virtual Machine and use generic graphics drivers - this VirtualBox guide recommends the BearWindows Universal VESA/VBE Video Display Driver - you can grab it here http://bearwindows.zcm.com.au/vbe9x.htm
I can get 256 colors, but only up to 800 x 600 pixels. I want to have 1024 x 768, but I can't find the driver for it.
wrote:I can get 256 colors, but only up to 800 x 600 pixels. I want to have 1024 x 768, but I can't find the driver for it.
Did you try the drivers I linked to?
Yes I did. I downloaded this.
http://bearwindows.boot-land.net/140214.zip
Could this be the culprit?
PRB: Cannot set resolution higher than 800x600x8bits and 640x480x16bits.
DETAILS: In Video BIOS frame buffer size hardwired to 832 Kbytes, which is not enough even for 1024x768x16bit = 1024*768*2 = 1572864, 1572864 > 832K.
FIX: Update your BIOS with latest version or patch it. In DOS/Windows9x it is possible to use software Intel TSR VBIOS VESA-driver.
Dug around and found this. Try it, the readme says it's for the 845G and similar iGPUs at the time. Supports 95, 98 as well.
HP Z420 Workstation Intel Xeon E5-1620, 32GB, RADEON HD7850 2GB, SSD + HD, XP/7
I updated the BIOS with this.
https://support.lenovo.com/my/en/downloads/ds013546
Now, there is the 1024 x 768 in the options of 'Desktop area', but it cannot be change to 1024 x 768, it says "Windows cannot implement your new display settings. Click OK, and then choose different settings.".