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nbender29   10-17-2009 at 02:52:10 AM

Hey everyone,

I just built a new PC, here are the specs:

Intel Core i5
Asus Radeon 5850
500gb 7200 rpm HDD
4GB 12800 RAM
650w PSU
Vista 64bit

Anyways, I have everything set up and running, but it won't let me change the resolution to my monitor's native resolution 1680x1050. The highest I can go is 1440x900. I have a Samsung SyncMaster T220.

Anyone know what the problem may be? I'd greatly appreciate any help.

Thank you in advance.

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Bronze Home Brew badge Outlander_04   10-17-2009 at 03:23:43 AM

have you tried installing the latest drivers from ATI ?

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nbender29   10-17-2009 at 03:57:18 AM

Yeah, I've installed the latest drivers from ATI for the GPU and the drivers for the monitor from Samsung.

Still no luck =(

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Bronze Home Brew badge Outlander_04   10-17-2009 at 04:42:25 AM

The monitor drivers are not really drivers and you dont need them .

Try disconnecting the power from the monitor , reconnecting the system and rebooting the pc

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nbender29   10-17-2009 at 05:09:40 AM

I've tried that multiple times as well. I've tried switching the DVI cord to the VGA cord. I've tried using both DVI slots on the 5850. Going crazy over this problem. :(

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Bronze Home Brew badge Outlander_04   10-17-2009 at 06:05:09 AM

do you have Catalyst control center installed ?

have you changed resolution there instead of ftom windows?
It shouldnt make a difference but it might .

also check the screen is set to 60 Hz

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nbender29   10-17-2009 at 06:30:53 AM

I do have it installed. It only allows me to change it to the maximum of 1440x900 there as well.

I've tried 60 Hz, then 75 Hz, then back to 60 Hz... still no luck.

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snakej   10-17-2009 at 06:48:46 AM

Ok, make sure you have the lates drivers 9.9, if you do as you stated. Than please post the actual monitor that you have with a link to a page where we can see it.

------------------------------ X4 955 @ 3.752 1.47v 14.0x268
Xigmatek Dark Knight
OCZReaper 2x2gb 1078/5-5-5-12@2.2v
HIS 4890 turbo
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nbender29   10-17-2009 at 06:57:02 AM

Yeah, I do.

My monitor is a Samsung SyncMaster T220

Here's the link to the monitor on Samsung's website:
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer [...] prd_detail

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Bronze Home Brew badge Outlander_04   10-17-2009 at 10:20:14 AM

I think you need to isolate the problem .

Can you try another higher resolution monitor or tv?

Is there a menu setting in the monitor that limits resolution ?

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nbender29   10-17-2009 at 12:01:05 PM

Unfortunately I don't think I have anything else to plug into the PC to test it out.

Where would I find out if there's a menu setting that limits resolution?

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Bronze Home Brew badge Outlander_04   10-17-2009 at 12:15:04 PM

check out the menu button on the monitor

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tengak   10-17-2009 at 01:17:47 PM

i have same problem...my monitor have 1680x1050 but the next day i turn on monitor i cant reach this resolution...(no option for higher resolution, in windows or intel grapicgh properties)
i have win 7 64...on board video card by intel
is there some thing wrong?
sorry my language...

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nbender29   10-17-2009 at 10:32:44 PM

I couldn't find anything in the monitor's menu setting about limiting resolution. My monitor constantly tells me that 1680x1050 is my optimal resolution as well.

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Bronze Home Brew badge Outlander_04   10-18-2009 at 02:38:16 AM

This a is a strange problem .

do you have another gfx card you could try in your compputer?

do you have another computer you can connect and see if the monitor runs at native res?

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nbender29   10-18-2009 at 02:53:25 AM

I just tried connecting my laptop to the monitor and the same problem still persists. Maybe the monitor itself is bad? That sucks since it's almost a year old.

I did some searching around google and found this:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] msung-t220

Didn't really see a solution in there though besides messing with the EDID (?), which I don't even know where to begin with that.

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