Changing resolutions with Radeon 7200
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All right, I give up: HELP PLEASE!
Windows 2000 with update
ATI Radeon 7200 with latest W2k drivers (released recently)
DirectX 8.1 (released recently)
And I can NOT change to ANY resolution higher than 800x600.
This is driving me absolutely crazy. I appreciate any and all help you guys have. Thanks in advance.
ACM
Windows 2000 with update
ATI Radeon 7200 with latest W2k drivers (released recently)
DirectX 8.1 (released recently)
And I can NOT change to ANY resolution higher than 800x600.
This is driving me absolutely crazy. I appreciate any and all help you guys have. Thanks in advance.
ACM
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It turns out my monitor was causing the trouble. I had my refresh rate set too high, causing my monitor to go into standby mode when I went higher than 800x600. So once I lowered the refresh rate, it worked fine.
*sigh* I'm learning new things all the time!
ACM
*sigh* I'm learning new things all the time!
ACM
Useful info for other Radeon Users:
You may also have noticed that after installing drivers, TVout may come on if you hav ethat capability. This will also prevent you changing the resolution, and more importantly change the Refresh rate.
You have to turn it off, by pressing the power button on the TV inside the Displays tab in advanced settings under decktop properties.
A second common problem is when the monitor is not detected, the refresh rate will be set to 60Hz. You must tell the PC what refresch rate you want to cap the monitor too. Goto desktop properties / advanced / displays.
Click on the active monitor button. Untick "Use DDC Informaiton" and in the combo boxes below, set your monitors maximum resolution, and the maximum refresh rate you want to allow. Remember that with monitors, the higher the resolution you pick, the refresh rate reduces. So pick a value that will prevent you setting a high resolution and a high refresh rate. Most new monitors will upwards of 120Hz at 640x480, At 1600x1200, that is pretty rare!
You may also have noticed that after installing drivers, TVout may come on if you hav ethat capability. This will also prevent you changing the resolution, and more importantly change the Refresh rate.
You have to turn it off, by pressing the power button on the TV inside the Displays tab in advanced settings under decktop properties.
A second common problem is when the monitor is not detected, the refresh rate will be set to 60Hz. You must tell the PC what refresch rate you want to cap the monitor too. Goto desktop properties / advanced / displays.
Click on the active monitor button. Untick "Use DDC Informaiton" and in the combo boxes below, set your monitors maximum resolution, and the maximum refresh rate you want to allow. Remember that with monitors, the higher the resolution you pick, the refresh rate reduces. So pick a value that will prevent you setting a high resolution and a high refresh rate. Most new monitors will upwards of 120Hz at 640x480, At 1600x1200, that is pretty rare!
