Hi,

I own an LG P1 Express Dual J346P laptop computer, which has the following features:
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 - 2.03Ghz, 667Mhz FSB, 4Mb L2 Cache
- 4096MB DDR2 667MHz RAM (2x2048MB - it originally had 2x512MB)
- Chipset Mobile Intel® 945PM
- Screen: 15.4" WXGA(1280x800), Fine Bright Technology
- Display: ATI® MobilityTM Radeon® X1400 HyperMemory up to 512MB

This laptop is bundled with an OEM version of XP Home and today I decided to install an MSDNAA Windows Vista Business x86 operating system.

The whole setup process is done on a weird looking GUI, at a 640x480 resolution, with a 4bpp color depth (16 colors). After the setup is finished, the resolution and color depth are still the same.

I also installed the ATI drivers provided by LG. Unfortunately this didn't work, as the ATI driver keeps saying that the drivers are not working.

I finally tried to install the official ATI/AMD catalyst drivers with the help of the Mobility Modder (a tool that allows one to install the ATI common drivers on any laptop that features an ATI graphics adapter), but that still didn't work.

According to the device manager, the graphics card isn't working because it doesn't have enough free resources (Code 12).

At this point I don't know what else to do. And that's why I need your help: is there anything I can do in order to make the graphics adapter work properly?

Best regards.

Hi!! You have a conflict and have to free a resource. Two devices have been assigned the same I/O ports, the same interrupt, or the same Direct Memory Access Channel (Either by BIOS, the operating system or a combination of the two). This error message can also appear if the BIOS did not allocate enough resources to the device- for example, if a universal serial bus (USB) controller is not an interrupt from the BIOS because of a corrupted Multiprocessor System (MPS) table). You can use Device Manager to determine where the conflict is and disable the conflicting device. On the General Properties Tab of the Device, click Troubleshoot to start the Troubleshooting Wizard. (This should provide us some information)

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Celestra

Hi nfh

Have you checked the settings in Display Properties???????????

Why is 640x480 my only resolution option? - Ask Leo!

Have you tried the official AMD/ATI drivers for 'Mobile X1400'? If not go here:
Drivers & Software

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Yes, I did, I don't even have a slider for changing the resolution, and the only color option is "16 colors".

I'll try the suggestion that Celesta posted, maybe that will work.

AMD/ATI doesn't provide any support for OEM devices, so the only official way is to go for the graphics adapter drivers provided by ATI (which I think are not up to date). Nevertheless there's a way to use the common catalyst drivers by using a small tool called Mobility Modder, which alters the driver installation so that it allows an installation of the common drivers on a laptop. Unfortunately that didn't work as well.

I've had a good look around and drivers are pretty thin on the ground.. You could try the ATI forum :
AMD GAME! The Ultimate Experience for Gaming

You could try using a driver cleaner and remove the old drivers. Then re-install making sure stuff like anti-virus is turned off..

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Maybe I'm just talking, I've found something rather exciting. It's called "External Graphics Upgrade For Notebooks" Tom's HardwareExternal Graphics Upgrade for Notebooks : Upgrading your Laptop - Tom's Hardware The site is very busy. Don't know if that will help, but I think you might find something useful there.

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Celestra

I've tried every single option in order to solve this issue, but I'm now on a dead end.

That code 12 error is still active and I still didn't find a way to solve it and have my graphics card working.

Hi! Did you have a Vista upgrade advisor? There is something called "WMV Converter 1.0, released 3-31-2008 by Chengdu Weishu Technology Co, LTC" It's a software that changes resolution, but I don't know if it would be useful or advisable. You're no ordinary set-up.....(If you have any errors, please list them)

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Celestra