Installing Gateway Solo 2200 Video Drivers in Windows 95

Windows 95 detects a Standard PCI graphics display adapter upon installation. The following steps explain how to change the video display driver within Windows 95. The only reasons you need to install these drivers are to make sure the correct video drivers are loaded, to make sure two drivers are not loading at the same time, and to eliminate refresh and other display difficulties. Since the Gateway Solo 2200 has a SVGA screen, the resolution must be set to at least 800x600 so the display fills the entire LCD screen and to avoid a virtual desktop effect.

First time video installation

This section only pertains to new Windows 95 installation. The first two windows only appear if you remove the video from the device manager or install Windows 95 on a formatted hard drive.

1. 1.At the Windows 95 Desktop screen, a New Hardware window appears prompting that Windows 95 has detected an unknown device. A second Update Device Driver Wizard window informs you that Windows 95 is detecting the video as Standard PCI graphics adapter (VGA).
2. In the Update Device Driver Wizard window, click the Other Location button in the bottom center of the window. A Select Other Location window appears. Click the Browse button located on the right hand side of the window.
3. Insert the Windows 95 video driver diskette into the floppy drive. At the Browse window, click the 3 ½ drive icon. Click once on the Chips and Tech. Driver to highlight it. Click the OK button located in the bottom of the window.
4. In the Update Device Driver Wizard window, Chips and Tech. 65554 PCI appears across the top. Click on the Finish button at the bottom of the window. A Copying Files window appears copying the necessary files to your hard drive.
5. At the System Setting Change window, a message appears prompting you to restart Windows 95. Click the Yes button to restart Windows 95. Once Windows 95 has restarted, the installation is complete.

Updating the video driver

1. 1.At the Windows 95 Desktop, right click the My Computer icon in the upper left hand corner of the screen. Click the word Properties that appears on the menu.
2. Across the top of the System Properties screen are four tabs: General, Device Manager, Hardware Profiles, and Performance. Click the Device Manager tab to view this information.
3. In the upper left hand corner of the Device Manager screen, by default, the View devices by type option is bulleted. From the list of devices previewed in the window, click once on the + symbol beside Display Adapters. Click the icon labeled Chips and Tech 65554 PCI once to highlight it. On the lower bottom left hand corner of this window, click the Properties button.
4. Across the top of the Chips and Tech. 65554 Properties screen are three tabs: General, Driver, and Resources. Click the Driver tab to view this information. Click the Update Driver button located on the lower right hand side of the window.
5. In the Update Device Driver Wizard window, by default Yes, Recommended is bulleted. Click the Next button located on the bottom of this window. A Select Other Location window appears. Click the Browse button located on the right hand side of the window.
6. Insert the Windows 95 video driver diskette into the floppy drive. At the Browse window, click the 3 ½ drive icon. Click once on the Chips and Tech. Driver to highlight it. Click the OK button located in the bottom of the window.
7. At the Update Device Driver Wizard window, click the Finish button located on the bottom of the window. Click the OK button at the bottom of the Chips and Tech. 65554 Properties window.
8. The Chips and Tech. 65554 Properties window displays the Chips and Tech. 65554 driver files as they are copied to the hard drive. Click the OK button to accept the changes.
9. At the System Setting Change window, a message appears prompting you to restart Windows 95. Click the Yes button to restart Windows 95. Once Windows 95 has restarted, the installation is complete.

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