swarfmaker wrote:
> Ive got an Aries laptop model 8575 with a strange problem. When
> booting up the screen is a horrible green colour which seems to
> shimmer. Once booted into windows everything appears normal appart
> from sometimes a black area will appear as this horrible green
> colour. If I open a dos box the background is this green colour
> instead of black. The graphics card is an SiS650 and I have the latest
> drivers. The
> Bios is Insyde SCU.
> I think that this might be a Bios problem as it manifest itself
> before the Windows drivers are installed. I cant find an updated
> Bios for this. Anyone got an idea of how I should tackle this?
> Cheers,
> Iain
Not many ideas but it is a Bios problem, or at least a problem before
Windows starts so therefore a minimum screen in VGA, 16 coulours. I
dont have many ideas but perhaps turning off Use IRQ for VGA (or
similar) in the Bios might help..