twnelson2004
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Help. I have a Thinkpad A30 with WinXP Pro. After a WinXP re-install, the screen was in low-resolution mode and very hard to read. I went to Device Manager, and it said that the Video Controller (VGA) was in error, and there was no driver.
I tried auto-update of the driver (with the search web option), but Windows could not find anything. So I did a Google on video controller driver for Thinkpad A30 Windows XP and got the following from IBMs website:
....307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43156
I went to this page, downloaded (what I thought was) the driver install file (vftp1edx.exe), and ran it, thinking it would correctly tell WinXP what my A30 monitor was. Wrong.
Now my machine wont boot properly (at all). I get to the log on to windows screen, enter my password, and then it goes nowhere. It either locks on a solid blue screen, or I get a few various error boxes (with nothing in them, just yes/no). No matter what I hit the laptop either locks up or logs off. I cant even get into Windows all the way to undo the install.
Help! Any ideas? Feel free to email me directly at twnelson2004@yahoo.com, or post a reply. Thanks. I need help FAST!
(the above website is cut-paste below)--------------------------
Video driver (ATI Mobility Radeon) for Windows XP - ThinkPad A30/p, X22, X23, X24
This package provides the display driver for Microsoft Windows XP users.This package enables or updates the display function of the following ThinkPad computers:- ThinkPad A30- ThinkPad A30p - ThinkPad X22- ThinkPad X23- ThinkPad X24This version of the Video Driver will only work with:- ThinkPad A30, A30p system BIOS version 1.14 (or higher)- ThinkPad X22, X23, X24 system BIOS version 1.26 (or higher). Please download the additional package, ThinkPad BIOS Update (Diskette) or BIOS Update (Non-Diskette) and update the BIOS in the system with it at the same time. There is a link provided below.
File details
Version: 7.79.7.3.3-030116a-007802
Release Date: 2003/04/02
File link File size File description
vftp1edx.exe 17,202,937 Video driver (ATI Mobility Radeon) for Windows XP
vftp1edx.txt 5,620 README for video driver (ATI Mobility Radeon) for Windows XP
I tried auto-update of the driver (with the search web option), but Windows could not find anything. So I did a Google on video controller driver for Thinkpad A30 Windows XP and got the following from IBMs website:
....307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43156
I went to this page, downloaded (what I thought was) the driver install file (vftp1edx.exe), and ran it, thinking it would correctly tell WinXP what my A30 monitor was. Wrong.
Now my machine wont boot properly (at all). I get to the log on to windows screen, enter my password, and then it goes nowhere. It either locks on a solid blue screen, or I get a few various error boxes (with nothing in them, just yes/no). No matter what I hit the laptop either locks up or logs off. I cant even get into Windows all the way to undo the install.
Help! Any ideas? Feel free to email me directly at twnelson2004@yahoo.com, or post a reply. Thanks. I need help FAST!
(the above website is cut-paste below)--------------------------
Video driver (ATI Mobility Radeon) for Windows XP - ThinkPad A30/p, X22, X23, X24
This package provides the display driver for Microsoft Windows XP users.This package enables or updates the display function of the following ThinkPad computers:- ThinkPad A30- ThinkPad A30p - ThinkPad X22- ThinkPad X23- ThinkPad X24This version of the Video Driver will only work with:- ThinkPad A30, A30p system BIOS version 1.14 (or higher)- ThinkPad X22, X23, X24 system BIOS version 1.26 (or higher). Please download the additional package, ThinkPad BIOS Update (Diskette) or BIOS Update (Non-Diskette) and update the BIOS in the system with it at the same time. There is a link provided below.
File details
Version: 7.79.7.3.3-030116a-007802
Release Date: 2003/04/02
File link File size File description
vftp1edx.exe 17,202,937 Video driver (ATI Mobility Radeon) for Windows XP
vftp1edx.txt 5,620 README for video driver (ATI Mobility Radeon) for Windows XP