screen resolution

[andy11121]

hi i have a problem with changing resolution on my machine and need some help.

i have a packard bell 1015 monitor and the graphics card is a NVIDIA Geforce2 MX 200 card.
the graphics card should easy allow for a screen resoluton of 1024x768 but i can only get 800x600 and 640 480.
iv installed new drivers for the card but they dont seem to do anything.
i dont know what the problem is?
is it the monitor that wont allow that resolution?

[Guts3d]

Can you get either 16, 24 or 32 bit colour? If so, then you definitely have the correct drivers, if only16 colour is available, then I would say that you have bad drivers...

[andy11121]

hi yes i can get 16 and 32 bit colours cant get 24 though.

iv tried a load of drivers but none seem to work, some have messed my screen up :mad:

will it not be the monitor that doesnt support that resolution because it was made back in 1998.
andy11121

[Ya_know]

Sounds like you need to install a different monitor driver. Which OS are you using? In 59/98, you can use a standard monitor, but select the resolution capability.

Check this out for an example:
Use Generic Monitor Driver for 1600 X 1200 Resolution (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;250121)

[andy11121]

i have windows ME
it says on that website that if change ur monitor type to a standard monitor that it will aloow u to get a different resolution.
when i go to my display settings it says i have 2 monitors for some reason and the first 1 is always being used and is called pbn 1015 then my graphics card name.
underneath that it says default monitor then my graphic card name and this one allows me to change the screen resolution to what ever i want but when i change it, it doesnt do it proper for sum reason.

[NooNoo]

What is the make and model of your monitor?

[Matridom]

Originally posted by NooNoo
What is the make and model of your monitor?

and what video card do you have? sounds like you may have a twin view..?

[NooNoo]

Duh, not awake - you said it was the pb1015 - here are the latest drivers for 9x/ME (http://support.packardbell-europe.com/support/download/itemnr/REFFIUP03350100.asp)

[NooNoo]

Have you seen this?


Category: External Hardware: Monitors
Can I use the 1024 x 768 resolution on my PB1015 monitor?



Question


I have a Packard Bell system and a PB1015 monitor. The manual of the monitor states that I should be able to use a resolution of up to 1024 × 768, but in fact I am not able to use it. How can I use the resolution that is mentioned in the manual?

Details


There are two modes for the process of refreshing the monitor screen: Interlaced and non-interlaced. Interlaced mode means that the screen output first displays the odd lines, and then the even lines during the process of refreshing the screen. This type of display can create flicker. In non-interlaced mode both the odd and the even lines are refreshed at the same time, which produces a more pleasing screen image.
Additionally, the higher the refresh rate (the maximum number of times per second the screen is refreshed at a certain resolution), measured in Herz, the better. Higher resolutions, however, require higher refresh rates to prevent flicker from becoming noticeable, but this is monitor dependent. For example, a monitor which can provide 72 Hz refresh rate at 800 × 600 may only be capable of 60 Hz refresh at 1024 × 768. In general 60 Hz is adequate for most people, but 72 Hz or faster reduces eye strain considerably.

Although in the 1015/1020 Monitor User's Manual it is stated that the maximum resolution of 1024 × 768 is obtained at 60 Hz (non-interlaced), the installation file (PBMON.INF 1.30) provided with the system (format number 180000xx or higher), limits the maximum resolution to 800 × 600.

Note: For more information on format numbers, please refer to the article Part numbers and format numbers.


Answer


To provide you with the means of using the most your monitor can offer, Packard Bell has created a new installation file, which can be downloaded from our web site using this link: PB Monitors INF v1.36d (REFFIUP00880900). Follow the instructions presented there to install the new file properly.
The update consists of two new entries for the PB1015 monitor in the Windows 95 registry (the database in which Windows 95 stores information on the software and hardware installed on the computer) which will allow you to set the maximum resolution of 1024 × 768 at 87 Hz in interlaced mode. When setting the maximum resolution, it would be advisable to set the refresh rate to Optimal as well. This way Windows 95 can control the maximum refresh rates of both the monitor and the videocard. To set the refresh rate to Optimal:

Click with the secondary mouse button on an empty space on the desktop.
Click Properties from the menu that appears.
Click the Settings tab and click Advanced Properties.
In the window that now appears click the text window below Refresh rate and click Optimal.
Click OK to close the Advanced Properties and click OK again to close the Display Properties.


The updated inf mentioned is here (http://support.packardbell-europe.com/support/download/itemnr/REFFIUP00880900.asp)

[andy11121]

hi sorry i didnt reply, been away from computer watchin videos :).
and i have tried the drivers from off the web pages you have found but i dont know what is wrong.
we will just get a new monitor.
thanks for trying to help :)