Gateway Solo Pro 9300 Product Support Bulletin

Setting the docked Solo Pro 9300
display resolution in Windows 95

If your Solo Pro 9300 uses the Windows 95 operating system, it will set the
display resolution to 640 × 480 the first time it docks with the docking
station. If you “cold dock” the notebook (dock it while it is turned off), you
must restart the system to restore the resolution. If you “hot dock” or “warm
dock” the notebook (dock it while it is turned on or in Suspend mode), you
must change the display properties to restore the resolution.

Caution

If you cold dock your notebook the first time you dock it,
follow the procedure below to restore the display
resolution. Do
Display Properties settings. If you attempt to restore the
resolution after a cold dock by changing Display
Properties, the system wi ll freeze while restarting. You can
continue to restart the notebook by pressing the power
button for five seconds, pressing it again, then selecting
Normal mode before Windows 95 loads.

restore t he resoluti on by changin g

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To restore the display resolution after cold docking:

After you dock your notebook and turn it on, it will automatically detect
the new hardware and install the appropriate drivers.

1

After the New Hardware Found window closes and you are returned to
the Windows 95 desktop, click
click

Your notebook restarts. When Windows 95 finishes loading, the original
display resolution is restored.

Yes

.

Start, Shut Down, Restart the Computer

, then

To restore the display resolution setting after hot or warm docking:

1

Change the Display Properties’ Desktop Area to
the

Color Palette

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for 15-inch panels or

24-bit

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1024 × 768

for 14-inch panels.

16-bit

and change