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Win98 widescreen
Name: mr.spock Date: November 19, 2006 at 09:27:00 Pacific OS: 98se CPU/Ram: p3 1ghz/320 Product: dell optiplex gx150
Comment:
How do I get windows to allow me to select the proper resolution for my widescreen monitor? I have installed the drivers but this has not helped. Its an acer AL1916W 19 inch widescreen.
Name: Derek Date: November 19, 2006 at 09:40:42 Pacific
Reply:
Have you installed both the "video drivers" and the "monitor drivers"?
DerekW
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Response Number 2
Name: mr.spock Date: November 19, 2006 at 10:22:47 Pacific
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Yes I have, and I forgot to mention that the video card is an intel 815 graphics chip.
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Response Number 3
Name: Derek Date: November 19, 2006 at 11:39:50 Pacific
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Dunno. Just wonder if onboard graphics hardware might pre-date widescreen but it's only a guess.
DerekW
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Response Number 4
Name: Rimfire Date: November 19, 2006 at 12:18:36 Pacific
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Without looking up the limitations of the 815 chip, I would suggest you try allocating more memory to it. This is done in the CMOS settings. The default setting is usually about 8 MB. Perhaps 16 or 32MB will allow the drivers room to move.
Of course in doing so, windows will have less memory to work with
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Response Number 5
Name: mr.spock Date: November 19, 2006 at 17:43:47 Pacific
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I checked in the bios and there is no option to increase the amount of memory allocated to video.
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Response Number 6
Name: The Faz Date: November 19, 2006 at 18:50:19 Pacific
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the i815/i810 graphics do not support widescreen resolutions. Not even in XP.
I have a file server with i815 graphics hooked up to the 2nd input on my widescreen monitor...the best I can do is 1280x1024 (the monitor's native resolution is 1680x1050)
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