New Setup- Problem with Screen Resolution

aejones · #1 11-14-2006, 08:11 PM

Hi, I just got a new setup. It's working okay so far, I am just having a slight problem...

I got my second monitor hooked up, but I can't get the main one to go to teh 1600 x 1200 resolution (this is a 20 in Dell regular, not widescreen). Whenever I set it up to do so on the properties menu, screen goes dark, and I get this message " out of range signal cannot display this video mode change computer range signal to 1200 x 1600 @ 60 Hz" . I've looked into the properties, and it is at 60 Hz. Currently, the highest resolution I can get it to go 1200 x 1024.

I have a second monitor hooked up, and it is displaying at 1600 x 1200... which makes for a weird dynamic obviously haha. If anyone can help me fix this, it might not be too hard, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

baumer · #2 11-14-2006, 08:32 PM

If you only have the main monitor hooked up, can you get 1600x1200 to work?

Try each monitor individually at 1600x1200, and also what video card do you have?

aejones · #3 11-14-2006, 09:08 PM

I have a 256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro video card. When only the main monitor is hooked up, it still will not go to 1600 x 1200 resolution.

hukilai · #4 11-14-2006, 09:27 PM

1. Check your monitor supports 1600x1200 (if it is 20" non-widescreen, it should).
2. Check that your monitor is detected properly (not as some sort of Default monitor). The system might "think" you have some a smaller display (due to misconfuguration or system errors) and prevent you from using the higher resolutions.

aejones · #5 11-14-2006, 09:44 PM

It does support 1600 x 1200. There is a CD with it for troubleshooting I think. I can't find anything on it. It will only display 1200 x 1024 as the maximum for some reason.... the covering/plastic over it in the packaging said 1600 x 1200, so it obviously supports it. I'm so freakin confused.

buckslayer80 · #6 11-14-2006, 09:48 PM

How do u have it hooked up, DVI or VGA?

aejones · #7 11-14-2006, 10:07 PM

DVI

aejones · #8 11-14-2006, 10:52 PM

I'll ship cash tooooo if someone figures this out for me. 50 bucks.

goldtoes · #9 11-14-2006, 11:31 PM

try installing the newest drivers for your video card here

try that and let us know if it works!

aejones · #10 11-14-2006, 11:51 PM

how could the newest drivers not be in? i got the thing yesterday!