Eli, Good share, but not quite focused enough. At 18:57 12/01/2008 -0500, you wrote:
I question why you think you need a new card. The reason why WinXP is only showing 1024x768 as the max resolution is because that is the max resolution the current monitor is telling the computer it supports.
I agree that many displays may default to whatever the Monitor's spec is believed to be; however, when I drill into the "Adapter" tab of properties and then select Advanced, I am shown the available resolutions and refresh rates of the video card.
So more than likely when the new monitor is plugged in WinXP will say 1440x900 is the max resolution.
Well, that is expected for a "new" panel. But, suspecting that the current video card's driver might be dorked, and, that quite possibly nobody bothered to 'properly' load the dot-inf file for the current (suspect) panel, anything is indeed possible! Since I now know that the video card is capable of 2048x1536 @75Hz (2D), it seems logical that Sis may not need a new video card yet. We will work on getting the necessary drivers squared away first.
And if that doesn't work you could try; http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/207607.html or just uninstall and reinstall the most current drivers for what is in there now.
I will check the link in the AM, and, yes, drivers first B4 more dollars! Well, except she does want a bigger panel...!! I will post results in any case. Should be on the mend by Wednesday night...... :)
Thank you, Duncan
Eli -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DHSinclair Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 2:49 PM To: Hardware Group Subject: [H] Video Card question(s) Are there still PCI and AGP video cards available that can image the newer wide-screen panels at their native resolutions? I do know that most PCI-e video cards do, but I have a need for a card that is either AGP or PCI. The current video card is an old Asus nVidia-based card (1st/2d generation). It is an {Asus V6800 Pure GeForce 256 DDR} in AGP format. It has been driving a GEM (scansport) 150A 15" VGA panel for the last 3 years. The panel is dying. It now has full width grey bars wherever text is displayed. Sis has lived with this anomaly for 18 months................ :) My Sister has ordered a Dell SE178WFP. The native res is 1440x900. Her current video card (according to what winXP says) seems to top at 1024x768. I do suspect somebody in the family has been dicking around and killed the card's driver. I am the Uncle, so I can not say anything! I did supply all the innards of my Sister's machine (the best of my boneyard!). Due to economic constraints, a current-tech modern video card is not possible because the current m/b (Abit KG7) is limited to PCI and AGP only. Is this possible? If so, we have found a Christmas gift for my Sister! Thank you, Duncan
