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8000, S8575 Q&A

  1. (For S8550) If your Windows screen is not fully stretched to the size of the whole LCD screen:
  2. (For S8550)  If you play DVD or VCD on your NB DVD player, a lot of horizontal lines appears on screen :
  3. If you get this error message "Suspend to Disk File is missing!"
  4. How to adjust sound volume on DVD player?

  5. For ‘WinDVD 2000’ DVD Player: (For Windows’ 2000 / XP)

  6. How to play DVD Movie smoothly?

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  1. If your Windows screen display is not fully stretched to the size of the whole LCD:
    Make sure you have the following settings in your Windows setup : 

               Screen resolution    : 1400 * 1050

               Adapter                  :  S3 Graphics Twister

               Monitor                   :  Default Monitor

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  2. (For S8550)  If you play DVD or VCD on your NB DVD player, a lot of horizontal lines appears on screen :

    You might be running at 32 bit colors on the screen settings. By factory default settings, DVD or VCD can only be played at screen resolution of 1400 * 1050 at 16 bit colors  only! So, to play DVD or VCD,  change your screen setting to this setting  :

                            1400 * 1050 at 16 bit colors 

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  3. If you get this error message "Suspend to Disk File is missing!"

    Your Suspend to Disk file is missing. Need to create the file using PHDisk. You can click to download the file here  : Phdisk.Exe
    Copy this file to a bootable diskette. Boot up  from Drive A and tun Phdisk

    C:> phdisk

    Select "Create File" options and accept default file size. The Suspend to Disk file will be created.  Select "Exit".

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  4. How to adjust sound volume on DVD player?
    Please follow these steps to adjust sound volume on DVD player:
    For ‘Power DVD XP V4.0’ DVD Player:
    1) Install 'Power DVD XP v4.0' as software DVD Player in Windows’ 98 / ME / 2000 / XP
    2) Change the ‘configuration’ setting in ‘Power DVD player’: Click on ‘Audio’ --> ‘Advance’ --> ‘Noisy Environment: experience boosted sound. Strongly recommend for notebook / Laptop users.’ --> ‘OK’.

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  5. For ‘WinDVD 2000’ DVD Player: (For Windows’ 2000 / XP)
    Download the file ‘Win_DVD_patch’ from our web site and save this file to your Hard Disk
    1) Install ‘WinDVD 2000’ as software player in Windows
    2) Click on the ‘Win_DVD_Patch’ --> ‘OK’ to finish update Windows’ Registry
    3) Restart Windows

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  6. How to play DVD Movie smoothly?
    Please follow these steps to make the DVD movie play smoothly:
    Right click on 'My Computer' on Windows' desktop, then click on 'Properties' --> 'Hardware'(for Windows'2000/XP) --> 'Device Manager' --> 'IDE Controllers' --> ' Secondary IDE controller' --> 'Settings' --> 'transfer mode' --> 'DMA if available' -->'Ok' -->'Ok'.

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