Hi.

I can't find them either, but they used to be on the driver download area of Dell. Mods will probably help you, but if you have a hard time on getting them, pelase let me know (jpires@hotmail.com) and I'll send them to you (around 6mb file)

 

bbaadte,

Thank you for using Dell's Community Forum.

Unfortunately, because we never sold that system with Win98 installed, we do not have any Win98 drivers for it.
You may be able to search and find some generic or 3rd party drivers that would work, but Dell does not have any to provide.

I am in the same situation. I did email the person who offered to email the drivers, but no response so far. If anybody can send me the Win98 video drivers for a C840, I be grateful.

young321@bellsouth.net

hi,   you three,

you should be able to install Win98 with the video it finds through PnP.   If needed, run it in a 640*480 box (small but crisp),  so that you have a undisturbed screen to start with.        Then go to "add hardware" and try to install a "standard Vesa Screen" in the resolution your display has native.  That's 1200*1600 for UXGA or 1050*1400 for SXGA (guess).  Since there's plenty of screen memory, the colour depth should allow 32 bit in these resolutions.

This should work ok, except that you lose some goodies,   which your costly video cards supports.  No "TV out"  and such....  

Also you could check out Nvidias generic drivers.   They offer support for most OSs in the "Detonator"  unified driver package.  That's not proven or tested by own experience in this specific case,  but out of the back of my head...       so check it out yourself.

Should you have an ATI card,   the same applies,   except that the name of the "unified driver package" is "Hyperion" instead. 

wish you what...

                                                           flortep