PC monitor settings? - SV650.org

embee · 03-10-12, 07:56 PM

Help please. What am I missing?

PC about 4yrs old, Win XP, had CRT monitor at 1024x768.

Was given a quite nice LCD monitor.

Right click on desktop, properties, settings to 1280x1024, apply etc, and plugged in LCD and all is well. Restart and it comes up fine.

However when switched off and then back on, PC reverts to 1024x768 and LCD says "out of range". Can't seem to get it to stay at 1280x1024.

What am I missing? Do I need to set it in safe mode?

Cheers muchly.

L3nny · 03-10-12, 09:01 PM

See if there are any specific drivers for the monitor you can install. Would also recommend updating your graphics card drivers too.

Bibio · 03-10-12, 09:15 PM

might be the refresh rate is to high.

Mark_h · 04-10-12, 06:07 AM

Have you tried a new reg/rec?

04-10-12, 12:28 PM

Monitors get auto detected by the card. It should actually say what monitor it thought it detected, make sure it doesn't still think it has the old monitor installed. I spent lots of times debugging XP monitor detection, early versions where troublesome but the latest service packs with an up-to-date graphics cards driver seems to keep things quite happy.

It would be helpful to know the graphics & and monitor you are trying to use.

Mark_h · 04-10-12, 12:37 PM

My XP had a similar problem. Back in the old days monitors were all 6x4 but now they are mostly 16x9. Problem is the old drivers had no concept of the 16x9 resolutions so fouled them up.

Download the correct driver for your monitor, then next time it boots up try and select it then. If that doesn't work you'll need to update the driver for the graphics card too.

These are both pretty simple things to change although I'd go for the monitor first as 9 time out of 10 it'll fix it. You may need to go into the device manager to force a driver update although the correct driver may well come with a setup.exe which will take care of that for you.

Good luck.

embee · 08-10-12, 12:57 PM

Thanks for the inputs. Seem to have sorted it, updated drivers and selecting a better ratio 1280x768 for the screen gets it to retain the settings on boot up. Cheers folks.

(PS the monitor itself is a "no brand" thing, but with a Dixons label, despite which it looks quite presentable).

03-10-12, 07:56 PM	#1
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,804	PC monitor settings? Help please. What am I missing? PC about 4yrs old, Win XP, had CRT monitor at 1024x768. Was given a quite nice LCD monitor. Right click on desktop, properties, settings to 1280x1024, apply etc, and plugged in LCD and all is well. Restart and it comes up fine. However when switched off and then back on, PC reverts to 1024x768 and LCD says "out of range". Can't seem to get it to stay at 1280x1024. What am I missing? Do I need to set it in safe mode? Cheers muchly. __________________ "Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity"

03-10-12, 09:01 PM	#2
L3nny Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2008 Location: MK Posts: 2,111	Re: PC monitor settings? See if there are any specific drivers for the monitor you can install. Would also recommend updating your graphics card drivers too.

03-10-12, 09:15 PM	#3
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,569	Re: PC monitor settings? might be the refresh rate is to high.

04-10-12, 06:07 AM	#4
Mark_h Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Posts: 2,448	Re: PC monitor settings? Have you tried a new reg/rec? __________________ Don't want to be the quickest; don't want to be the best; just want to be the one having the most fun. XL125Varadero -> Curvy SV650N-Y -> SV1000N-K3 -> Multistrada 1200s Twin-tastic stuff. Minister for Sustainability *Aliquid prudentissimus delectabiles et intelligentes in adamasset lingua.*

04-10-12, 12:28 PM	#5
Raf Guest Posts: n/a	Re: PC monitor settings? Monitors get auto detected by the card. It should actually say what monitor it thought it detected, make sure it doesn't still think it has the old monitor installed. I spent lots of times debugging XP monitor detection, early versions where troublesome but the latest service packs with an up-to-date graphics cards driver seems to keep things quite happy. It would be helpful to know the graphics & and monitor you are trying to use.

04-10-12, 12:37 PM	#6
Mark_h Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Posts: 2,448	Re: PC monitor settings? My XP had a similar problem. Back in the old days monitors were all 6x4 but now they are mostly 16x9. Problem is the old drivers had no concept of the 16x9 resolutions so fouled them up. Download the correct driver for your monitor, then next time it boots up try and select it then. If that doesn't work you'll need to update the driver for the graphics card too. These are both pretty simple things to change although I'd go for the monitor first as 9 time out of 10 it'll fix it. You may need to go into the device manager to force a driver update although the correct driver may well come with a setup.exe which will take care of that for you. Good luck. __________________ Don't want to be the quickest; don't want to be the best; just want to be the one having the most fun. XL125Varadero -> Curvy SV650N-Y -> SV1000N-K3 -> Multistrada 1200s Twin-tastic stuff. Minister for Sustainability *Aliquid prudentissimus delectabiles et intelligentes in adamasset lingua.*

08-10-12, 12:57 PM	#7
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,804	Re: PC monitor settings? Thanks for the inputs. Seem to have sorted it, updated drivers and selecting a better ratio 1280x768 for the screen gets it to retain the settings on boot up. Cheers folks. (PS the monitor itself is a "no brand" thing, but with a Dixons label, despite which it looks quite presentable). __________________ "Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity"

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