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Dracas
09-09-2002, 01:41 AM
I have problem with a computer I brought at an auction recently, it’s spec is: Pentium mmx 200mhz with 32mb of Edo ram running Win 98 second edition with a 1.5gb h/d and an extra h/d with just 324mb and the drive is named as MS-DOS 6 with only 16kb used (I’ve never seen this before and haven’t got a clue what it’s for). When I first switched it on I noticed it could only display 16 or 256 colours, so I checked in the device manager and there was one yellow question mark beside “other device” PCI Serial Controller. It’s Device status said, “The drivers for this device are not installed (Code 28) To reinstall the drivers for this device, click Reinstall. I assumed that someone had deleted something they shouldn’t have and that after I had fdisced, formatted and reinstalled Windows 98 it would fix the problem, but it didn’t. After it was reinstalled the bios screen and the windows desktop (but never the Windows banner) came up in black & white a few times. I do not what a PCI Serial Controller is, I am presuming it is part of the motherbord which controls the PCI expantion slots, and if so I wouldn't have thorght it needed a driver. So at the moment it is not seeing the pci modem or displaying more than 256 colours. Does anybody know where I can get this driver from or how to fix this problem?
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Penguin
09-10-2002, 12:34 PM
Even though the PCI slot is part of the motherboard, it still needs a controller. These are usually on a disk that comes with the motherboard. If you don't have it go to the manufacture website to download the drivers.