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I have an annoying problem with my monitor. Basically, whenever I turn the computer and monitor on, the display is too stretched and the sides of the screen are not visible. I use the OSD controls to resize the display so that everything fits on the screen correctly, and the display is visible and all is fine. But then I wait a bit, or restart the computer, and the display messes up again, with the sides of the display disappearing, or in some cases, black borders on the sides of the screen being visible. I know this can't be right, does anyone how I can keep the display in its correct form permanently, without having to keep changing the display each time I turn the computer on?
Thanks!
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This is related to the drivers you use. Do you have an Nvidia or ATi video card? Are you using the latest drivers available? Most video card drivers include a control panel to fix the screen as well.
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Originally Posted by cscgal
This is related to the drivers you use. Do you have an Nvidia or ATi video card? Are you using the latest drivers available? Most video card drivers include a control panel to fix the screen as well.
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So you're saying the ATi control panel works until a restart? And the OSD controls built into the monitor also work until a restart? Puzzling ... are you sure that your monitor supports the resolution you're using?
Yeah- I am running at 1024 x 768, even though the monitor supports higher resolutions.
Could you point to a specific area on the ATI control panel that might fix the problem? I have only tried fiddling with its controls for fixing the size and positioning of the screen- the other options don't seem to be of any use....could I be wrong and missing something?
Could you point to a specific area on the ATI control panel that might fix the problem? I have only tried fiddling with its controls for fixing the size and positioning of the screen- the other options don't seem to be of any use....could I be wrong and missing something?
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HAHA fiddling that sounds like a rapest term...sorry just had to mention it
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Originally Posted by eddyday
I have an annoying problem with my monitor. Basically, whenever I turn the computer and monitor on, the display is too stretched and the sides of the screen are not visible. I use the OSD controls to resize the display so that everything fits on the screen correctly, and the display is visible and all is fine. But then I wait a bit, or restart the computer, and the display messes up again, with the sides of the display disappearing, or in some cases, black borders on the sides of the screen being visible. I know this can't be right, does anyone how I can keep the display in its correct form permanently, without having to keep changing the display each time I turn the computer on?
* The monitor needs to be explicitly forced to remember its settings -- a "memory" or "set" button, for example. This is rare in modern monitors. Or:
* What seems more likely is that the memory chip -- flash or EEPROM (electrically-eraseable programmable read-only memory) is defective and can't hold the settings.
What brand/model of monitor are we talking about?
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