Help With Monitor Res

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  1. Mar 17, 2006 at 6:28 PM #1
    AsPiCk_666

    AsPiCk_666 Well-Known Member

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    Ok i have this monitor

    http://www.usereasy.com/product_4384.html

    Currently i have my resolution set at 1024 X 768 and i want to change it to 1280 X 1024

    I tried to do that through the display settings and i restarted my computer like it told me but when it boot back up it was in 1024 X 768 again.

    I dont think that its the video card but i dunno.
     
  2. Mar 17, 2006 at 9:17 PM #2
    XMasterX

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    go to desktop properties, click the seetings tabs, go to advanced. in the window that pops up, make sure "Apply the new display settings without restarting" is selected.

    that restart stuff is only for color changes, not screen resolutions.

    it should work ok.
     
  3. Mar 17, 2006 at 10:13 PM #3
    AsPiCk_666

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    ok

    me try now

    UPDATE

    thats checked and i did it and it still went back to 1024 X 768
     
  4. Mar 17, 2006 at 10:53 PM #4
    johndapunk FTW

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    whats your video card...?
     
  5. Mar 17, 2006 at 10:57 PM #5
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    See if you can change your moniter to 60 Hz.
     
  6. Mar 18, 2006 at 2:05 AM #6
    AsPiCk_666

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    ok

    my video card is an Integrated Prosavage one thats on my mobo and my monitor is already at 60hz
     
  7. Mar 18, 2006 at 2:36 AM #7
    JohnnyCash

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    I hate built in GFX cards. Atleast get a nVidia or ATI card.

    PS: Is ur PC AGP or PCI?
     
  8. Mar 18, 2006 at 7:53 PM #8
    AsPiCk_666

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    well it has AGP but thats not where the vid card is
     
  9. Mar 18, 2006 at 8:06 PM #9
    Jammie

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    I think you might need something abit more powerful than onboard graphics to achieve 1280*1024. I mean my Radeon 9800 pro only goes up to 1024*768 (or maybe it's just my monitor doesn't support it).
     
  10. Mar 18, 2006 at 8:25 PM #10
    DiabloDj1

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    Yea, I had intergrated of the same before. Its probly that u dont have a real card.
     

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