Qrium TFT LCD Monitor

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Hi Everyone,
Does anyone have a driver for a 19" Qrium TFT LCD Monitor? I'm using Windows XP.
Thank you,
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[Platypus]

Hi, welcome to WinDrivers.

What model is it? I believe they are a Daewoo product, so you may be able to source from their site if any .inf exists.

But why is anything needed? Does it not be installed as a Plug & Play monitor with the appropriate 1280x1024 mode available?

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Hi Platypus,
It's beyond me.

You're right about the plug and play and the Daewoo.

I have two computers: a Windows 2000 Server box (older) and a Windows XP box (relatively newer, but perhaps two years old now). The older computer works fine with the monitor. If I use it with the newer computer, the computer boots (I see the DOS checks that it has always done) and then it goes to the MS Windows startup screen and then it goes black (albeit with a little blue box in the center that reads "None" and something Mhz or something.

It seems like it doesn't handle a certain resolution...

Also I have Googled the driver every which way to Sunday and can't find it.

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http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,16740,pg,2,00.asp

"you may be able increase your refresh rate. If you have a Plug and Play monitor, confirm that Windows has recognized it and installed the correct drivers. If not, the refresh rate is set automatically to a flickering and unchangeable 60 Hz. Again, go to the Settings tab under Display--or in Windows 95, look under Monitors in Device Manager--to see the name of the installed monitor. If "Unknown Monitor" is listed, Windows couldn't find a driver for your monitor.

Click the Advanced button on Display Properties' Settings tab. On the Monitor tab, make sure that the "Automatically detect Plug and Play monitors" check box is checked. If it is, you may need to install a custom driver from your monitor maker's Web site. If your monitor isn't Plug and Play, Windows won't recognize it and will run it at 60 Hz unless you manually install a driver for it.

The more colors you use, the more information moves through your PC and the longer the monitor takes to draw and refresh screen images. Reducing the color depth may increase refresh rates and put new choices on the refresh rate list, but photos and other colorful images will appear less lifelike.

To reduce color depth, go to the Settings tab under Display Properties. If "True Color (32 bit)" is selected, lower it to High Color (16 bit). Except when viewing photographs, you should find this drop in color depth tolerable. Lowering color depth from High Color (16 bit) to 256 Colors, however, is a little harder on the eyes. "

This article mentions the refresh rate of the monitor versus the graphics card.

Is it possible that my graphics card is too fast for the monitor?

If so, is there a way to slow it down using DOS since I don't have another monitor (other than my laptop) and I really don't want to go buy one just so that I can boot up Windows properly to slow down the refresh rate...

Suggestions?

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[Platypus]

Most likely the refresh rate is set too high, most LCDs want 60 or 75 Hz, if XP is set to something like 85Hz from the previous monitor, the LCD will display an out-of-range indication.

You may be able to change a setting from Safe Mode (repeatedly press the F8 key whilst booting), but as Safe Mode only loads minimal drivers, you don't get access to driver-specific functions. You may be able to set a default video mode, then re-boot and set 1280x1024 60Hz mode. But if the problem is the default refresh rate being too high (can be so with XP), then you'll need to organise to temporarily connect the system to a CRT monitor that can display the refresh rate selected, change to 60Hz, then you'll be able to use the LCD.

Also, as it's confusing to have the same subject being dealt with in two threads, I'd suggest the topic be continued here:

http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=75642