Something off with screen resolution

chedderslam1976

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I have just done a clean install of windows with a new nvidia agp graphics card. I have downloaded and installed the latest drivers from nvidia. I have a dell UltraSharp 2408WFP with 1900x1200 native resolution. When I set it to that resolution, the whole desktop does not fit on the screen. I can't see the task bar/start menu. If I move the mouse to the bottom of the screen, it scrolls down there. I have to scroll around to see the entire desktop. Why is it doing this? I had a radeon pci video card before that did not do this. Also, I am now using the dvi connection rather than the vga connection I was using with the older card.

Thanks for any help.
 

mgyung

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What happens when you switch back to the VGA connection?

I'm having a simular problem with my ATI radeon where the scaling is off. It sounds like this problem occurs with both brands.
 

chedderslam1976

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Found this:
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It seems there is a limitation on the resolution over single link dvi. Can you verify that the output of the video card is single and not dual link dvi?