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is there any way to get this video driver to display a wide screen resolution? I installed a wide screen monitor but have no option in display properties to choose a resolution with appropriate ratio.

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Short answer: the 82845G family itself is capable of wide/odd resolutions in many cases, but Windows will only offer modes the driver thinks the monitor supports (EDID), and Intel treats the 82845G as a legacy product so the behaviour can depend on which legacy driver you use. (intel.com)

Practical troubleshooting steps (work through these in order):

  • Verify the physical connection and cable (use DVI/DFP when possible; some older chipsets behave differently on VGA vs DVI).
  • In Device Manager confirm Windows sees the correct monitor (or "Generic PnP Monitor") and note the adapter/driver version you have installed.
  • Dump the monitor EDID with a tool such as Monitor Asset Manager / MonInfo to confirm the monitor actually advertises 1680x1050 (if the EDID lacks that timing the driver won’t list it). If the EDID is correct but the mode is missing, the problem is usually the Intel driver not reading or honoring the EDID. (rarst.net)

When the simple fixes fail: two safe advanced options

  • Use Intel’s documented custom-resolution approach (create/insert a DTD entry or modify the driver INF so the desired timing is present). Intel community threads point to this method as the canonical fix when EDID/driver combinations hide widescreen modes. Editing INF/registry is powerful but risky—back up the registry and have a VGA/low-res fallback ready. (community.intel.com)
  • Use an EDID/custom-resolution utility instead (examples that people use: CRU or PowerStrip) to add a detailed resolution/EDID override in software, then restart the driver and pick the new mode. These tools can often enable 1680x1050 without rebuilding the INF. (kreier.github.io)

If none of the above works, the pragmatic fallback is a cheap discrete video card or an external adapter that clearly lists support for 1680x1050 — that removes the legacy-driver/EDID guessing. Note: ’s and ’s reports (drivers installed but 1680x1050 not shown) match the common EDID/driver symptoms documented in Intel threads; many people have fixed it by either applying Intel’s special driver/registry edits or adding a custom EDID/timing. Back up before you edit drivers or registry. (community.intel.com)

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Member Avatar for disophisis

Did you install this driver after you plugged in the new monitor or before?

Member Avatar for rdwickman

The driver was installed automatically after monitor was detected. No wide screen resolutions were available. So i updated driver to the Xerox driver specifically made for the monitor. Then i got even fewer resolution options. So I rolled back to the plug'n play driver. I'm just wondering if my on-board graphics controller can "do" wide-screen resolutions or not. It's an Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV.

Member Avatar for disophisis

That driver looks like it is for your igp, have you tried that one?

Member Avatar for carljonson07

you can have a new updated driver and using the software given ithink the problem might be solved. also u can use the windows resolution option to continue with the wide screen issue

Member Avatar for freddyzdead

He's just saying he tried all that and it won't give him any widescreen resolutions.

Member Avatar for Gina Kelly

I need to download a video card driver update for Intel 82845G/gl/g6/pe

Roxio 9 keeps giving me a buffer overload message and when I restart the program it tells me my video card driver needs to be updated.

Please help...

Member Avatar for rdwickman

i found an updated driver on intel's website

Member Avatar for jvereecken

Did the driver you downloaded from intel fix the problem? I am having the same problem, but when i downloaded the current driver, it did not fix the problem. It gave me more choices but not the 1680x1050 that I am looking for.

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