Simple ATI gfx driver for W7 32 bit on old laptop - HELP

booyaka · 7 Sep 2010 at 11:01

Can I find one! NO

Check the manufacturers site (Toshiba) and they don't have any driver for the model in question above XP!

It's an old laptop (about 5 years old) runs W7 fine apart from not being able to find an ATI driver for it, think the gfx card is some kind of X400 Ati card.

Only allowing resolution of 1024x768 when it should be 1440x900 due to no driver being installed.

I only need a basic driver as the laptop is only for basic office use etc.

Anyone help?? Thanks

ste-sim2x9 · 7 Sep 2010 at 11:16

What notebook is it.

booyaka · 7 Sep 2010 at 11:30

An old Toshiba Satelite

Not got it with me but similar, if not the same as this

Satellite P30-110
Part Number : PSP30E-0130088K

paradigm · 7 Sep 2010 at 12:06

Tried www.omegadrivers.net?

They used to add support for older and mobility hardware to up-to-date catalyst releases.

booyaka · 7 Sep 2010 at 13:43

paradigm said:
Tried www.omegadrivers.net?

They used to add support for older and mobility hardware to up-to-date catalyst releases.

i did but their site is a mess and unless I'm missing something, I couldn't find any suitable drivers for W7 32bit

Fonz-Valo · 7 Sep 2010 at 14:10

This mind sound a bit silly but have you tried running "microsoft update" on the laptop? The reason I ask is in the past when I've had old laptops to setup there was more often than not the required graphics driver available on there.

I would also have recommended "omegadrivers" but it appears they have not created any for windows 7

paradigm · 8 Sep 2010 at 12:12

An XP driver should work fine, it just won't give you WDDM for Aero or other Windows 7 2D effects.

But at least you'll get resolution control.

Alexrose1uk · 10 Sep 2010 at 00:07

DNA drivers might support your card dependant what it is, or alternatively windows update. Without info on what the card actually is it's hard to say!