Microsoft Basic Display Adapter

mrcz

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Hey guys, I have nc6400, with ati mobility radeon x1300 and 6 hours ago I've installed win 8.First I wanted to encounter graphics card problem. It doesn't recognize card, it just says Microsoft Basic Display Adapter. I tried updating it with Browse and let me pick option, but without any success. Even tried what this guy recommended, but without luck.

"I had this problem with a Mobility Radeon X1300. My solution was to use a tool called mobility modder.net. I found the most recent version of Catalyst that supported my card and put that setup file and the mobility modder.net setup file on a flash drive. I then went to a different computer that wasn't running Windows 8 and ran the Catalyst setup file, but after the part where it extracts its files I clicked cancel. Then I installed mobility modder.net and navigated to C:\ATI\Support\(your version of catalyst)\Driver and clicked mod. When the tool finished I cut and pasted the entire C:\ATI directory and put it on my flash drive and took it back to my computer that was running Windows 8. I then cut and pasted the ATI directory to the root of that computer's hard drive. I then opened up that directory until I got to the setup.exe file and I ran it and it installed perfectly. When it was done it was running the driver and Catalyst Control Center perfectly."

When I go to screen resolution options, I can only see Generic Non-pnp Monitor and resolution option (which I can't change): 1024x768

Haven't find any win 8 drivers for x1300 or any Ati Catalyst Control Center with support for that specific card in combination with win 8 (did find CCC for win 8 but it includes only HD series cards).

Does anyone have any idea what should I do to solve this? My brain is dead now and I can't think, after 5 hours trying to solve it and my eyes will pop out (cuz of bad mixture of resolution, little blur and other graphics related things), gotta get some sleep...

I would appreciate any advice, thought, help...

Thanks in advance,
MrCZ.




 

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You need to use a Vista driver version, as there are no Win7 or Win8 drivers for that card.
 

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Thanks for quick answer, I appreciate it.

Trust me, I tried every single driver I could find on web. At the moment I'm trying to install Vista drivers through HP SoftPaq Download Manager, that is the last thing I can remember that might work... Will post if it did work.
 

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No luck.

Anyway, I was thinking. Maybe I'm trying the wrong thing. System doesn't recognize graphics card as ATI x1300, but as Microsoft Basic D.A.. What can I do, beside trying to install driver, to make it recognize it, and THEN, if it doesn't work properly, install driver? Hope you know what I wanted to say.

Here is the list of every single software I've tried:
sp34468
sp34709
sp36121
sp36487
sp37720
sp38832
sp40556
sp34394
sp32555.exe

sp41618.exe

9-3_vista64_win7_64_dd_ccc_wdm_enu.exe
sp40462.exe
MMDotNETSetup1210.zip
7-5_vista32_dd_ccc_enu_46757.exe

12-4_mobility_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc.exe
amd_catalyst_win8_release_preview.exe
amd_catalyst_12.6_legacy_win8.exe
12-8_vista_win7_win8_32_dd_ccc.exe
10-2_legacy_vista32-64_dd_ccc.exe
spsetup118.exe
amddriverdownloader.exe
ATI VGA Driver 8.203-051211a.zip
x1kwin7.exe
catalyst_mobility_32-bit_util.exe
amd_catalyst_12.9_beta_dotnet4.exe
installer_intel_gma_x1300.exe

I've tried running them in compatibility mode as win 7 or Vista, with or without UAC, I tried modding them on my desktop win 7 pc, no luck with anything.

I would appreciate any idea, especially if it is about following: How to make system, recognize ATI, instead of MBDA???

Thanks in advance.

Edit: Sorry for "links looking" names, I've copied them from Chrome download page.
 

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ATI Catalyst how about trying these? with manual installation via device manager?
 

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    Memory
    4GB Corsair Value series
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    Intel HD1000
    Sound Card
    Integrated
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    LG Flatron W2242T
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
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    160GB TOSHIBA 5400RPM
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    FSP 350W
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    Codegen....
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    Logitech Internet Keyboard 350
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    Not dial up
Already tried everything they offered. I have tried even the modding thing, as you can see in my opening post. I've returned to win7 (since I use laptop 4-5 hours a day, blurry letters made my head hurt) until someone discovers a solution or they make driver for win8.
 

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so your card works fine in win7 but not in win8?

If you really want to make this work on win8 may i suggest making your system a dual boot.

Throw in an extra HD and install Win 8 on it, this way all the hardware is exactly the same as in your Win 7 and the only issue will be drivers..

Goto properties of your graphics card and update them pointing to where the drivers are actually installed in your Windows 7 drive.
(the unpacked drivers not the package)

C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\XXXX (whatever its called)

I had to do this on this old laptop HP G60 but i dont remember what driver it was, but it works perfectly...

Dual boot is awesome, practically eliminates any need to do a fresh install when one of the OS crashes, you can use the other to fix it.

If you really dont want to dual boot then copy the drivers now from your WIN7 driverstore to a flashdrive and use that to load them in 8


Brooklyn...
 

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Hi, i installed Windows evolution 8 32bit and i'm having problems with HD Graphic drives; when i select screen resolution options, i only see Generic Non-pnp Monitor and 1024x768Generic (and i can not change);

[i do not know what is HD series cards],

if i do the Windows update it recognizes the problem, download several updates, including HD Graphic drives, and after it restarts, the display keeps flashing and the system does not open.

I'm on it all day, i had to reinstall Win, all this for the system to recognize my projector and also open 'Multiple Monitors' option and others; furthermore, i can not update the Win 8 cause it stops! I saw there are many people with this problem:

Display keeps flashing - Microsoft Community

Monitor not listed in Device manager/Windows 8 automatically updates driver

Now, i downloaded the HD Graphic drives and for Win 7, and it worked fine, i just can not update the Win 8 then it stops; now, even with Win 7's drive installed and no longer showing the 'HD Graphics drive' between updates, if i install the remaining updates it also crashes; i do not quite know what to test because if it fails Win no longer opens.

You can see the available updates on the photo i sent.

Is it the 32bit thing, that Win8 had no hopes with old machines?
 

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Try this one, it helped me with slightly newer card. :
amd_catalyst_12.6_legacy_win8
Anything under 4800 series card is termed Legacy by AMD.
 

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ati radeon x1300 on windows 8

so your card works fine in win7 but not in win8?

If you really want to make this work on win8 may i suggest making your system a dual boot.

Throw in an extra HD and install Win 8 on it, this way all the hardware is exactly the same as in your Win 7 and the only issue will be drivers..

Goto properties of your graphics card and update them pointing to where the drivers are actually installed in your Windows 7 drive.
(the unpacked drivers not the package)

C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\XXXX (whatever its called)

I had to do this on this old laptop HP G60 but i dont remember what driver it was, but it works perfectly...

Dual boot is awesome, practically eliminates any need to do a fresh install when one of the OS crashes, you can use the other to fix it.

If you really dont want to dual boot then copy the drivers now from your WIN7 driverstore to a flashdrive and use that to load them in 8


Brooklyn...
i have almost the same problem, currently on my mother board is ati radeon x 1300 graphics card i just installed windows 8 and i cant find my graphics card in the display adapter, i have installed various drivers am using a desktop pc and dont really have an extra hard disk, please how can i get my graphics card be detected instead of the default windows 8 adapter
below is detailed of dxdiag of my system


Time of this report: 8/27/2013, 12:27:40
Machine name: MOSHOOD
Operating System: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_rtm.120725-1247)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: GA-MA74GM-S2
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) X2 245 Processor (2 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM
Page File: 1823MB used, 5854MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 64bit Unicode


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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.


--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)


---------------
Display Devices
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Card name: Microsoft Basic Display Driver
Manufacturer:
Chip type:
DAC type:
Device Type: Display-Only Device
Device Key: Enum\ROOT\BASICDISPLAY
Display Memory: 256 MB
Dedicated Memory: 0 MB
Shared Memory: 256 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (64Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic Non-PnP Monitor
 

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i have almost the same problem, currently on my mother board is ati radeon x 1300 graphics card

Yours is NOT one of the HD card series that driver is designed for -- the HD 2x/3x/4x series.

Yours is a much older X-series card -- which probably uses XP-era drivers, which most likely will NOT work under Win8.
 

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Yours is NOT one of the HD card series that driver is designed for -- the HD 2x/3x/4x series.

Yours is a much older X-series card -- which probably uses XP-era drivers, which most likely will NOT work under Win8.
That is correct - WDDM 1.1 or 1.2 drivers will work (Windows 7 or Windows 8, respectively), but Vista and lower drivers won't work in Windows 8. It's about the only difference in compatibility between Windows 7 and Windows 8 compatibility on the same hardware (Windows 7 can use WDDM 1.0/Vista video drivers, but Windows 8 cannot).
 
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    Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Hero VII
    Memory
    32GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX970
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung 250GB SSD
    4x WD RE 2TB (RAIDZ)
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    Corsair AX760i
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i have almost the same problem, currently on my mother board is ati radeon x 1300 graphics card

Yours is NOT one of the HD card series that driver is designed for -- the HD 2x/3x/4x series.

Yours is a much older X-series card -- which probably uses XP-era drivers, which most likely will NOT work under Win8.

@i have download the said legacy drivers but no difference, it was working fine while i had windows 7 but since i installed windows 8 it has stop working, its not detecting it that what bothers me and i wonder how my screen could display since the vga is plugged to the graphics card and yet not detecting he right thing, a little explanation of where the Microsoft basic display adapter came from might help not sure what to do next :mad:
 

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it was working fine while i had windows 7 but since i installed windows 8 it has stop working...
...a little explanation of where the Microsoft basic display adapter came from might help not sure what to do next :mad:
To answer your second question first, Windows will install a basic video driver, aptly named the "Microsoft basic display adapter" when it finds a video card in a system that has no driver on the Windows CD, none on Windows Update, and none provided by the user that will work with the current version of Windows and the video card in the system. By doing this, Windows thus allows you to use the system, albeit with very basic video support, until you can provide a more appropriate driver.

To provide you an answer to your first query about why it worked in Windows 7, but not in Windows 8 - you have an ATI Radeon X1300. As per ATI, that card was not supported under Windows 7 and only Vista and lower drivers were provided. From my previous post in this thread as to why Vista drivers do not work:
That is correct - WDDM 1.1 or 1.2 drivers will work (Windows 7 or Windows 8, respectively), but Vista and lower drivers won't work in Windows 8. It's about the only difference in compatibility between Windows 7 and Windows 8 compatibility on the same hardware (Windows 7 can use WDDM 1.0/Vista video drivers, but Windows 8 cannot).


TL;DR You will NOT find a suitable driver for Windows 8 with a Radeon X1300 video card, because ATI stopped providing drivers for those cards with Vista. Vista drivers are WDDM 1.0 drivers. Windows 8 requires *at least* a WDDM 1.1 driver, which is the WDDM model for Windows 7. You have Vista drivers. Windows 8 does not work with Vista drivers. Please get a newer video card if you want to use that system with Windows 8.
 

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    Custom
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    Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Hero VII
    Memory
    32GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX970
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung 250GB SSD
    4x WD RE 2TB (RAIDZ)
    PSU
    Corsair AX760i
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R4
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15
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