SL Series ThinkPad Laptops

[#1]

I 'downgraded' my thinkpad sl500 from Vista to XP.

Now I can't change the monitor resolution so it fits my 19'' monitor. It doesn't go high enough.

I have downloaded every sl500 driver that has anything to do with monitor/presentatio/display. However, I'm not even sure the device is there. In the  device manager there are no devices listed under Display (there is no such heading at all although I read that there shoudl be ). 9 devices are listed under 'other devices' with a question mark. Of these, one is 'Video controller.' Another is 'Video Controller (vga compatible)' I don't know if these have anything to do with the monitor, but they are the most 'display-related' devices there. There are 'base system devices', 'audio devices' and 'unknown devices'.

I have tried to say 'reinstall' for the video devices, but it can't find the driver software, even when I try pointing to each of the folders with the downloaded drivers.

I shoudl say that I had a similar problem with audio and eventually fixed the problem by downloading a MS hoxfix.

[#2]

Hi tinebak,

Have you tried running thinkvantage system updater?

Manually installing lenovo drivers is a tricky job especially for new users. For any driver, simply downloading and running the setup does not install it. installing lenovo drivers is a two step process namely extraction of the file to a location the first setup file chooses [by default typically C:\Drivers\..] and secondly going to that location and running the actual driver's setup.

The instructions are given on all pages for lenovo drivers:-

[Extracting file]

1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges on the target computer.
2. Locate the folder where the file was downloaded.
3. Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
5. In the Select Destination Location window, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse.
6. In the Ready to Install window, click Install. All the necessary files will be extracted to the folder selected in Extracting File Step 5.

[Installing files]

1. Make sure the checkbox next to Install ..... now is checked and clickFinish.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation and restart the computer.

Hope it helps.