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my system keeps defaulting to 4 -bit resolution. It tells me this is not
appropriate and invites me to change it to 16 bit , but often does not allow
me to do this as no options are shown in control panel display. I keep
having to reboot until either 1) it boots up in 16 bit resolution , or 2)
the settings tab in display allows me to choose an option. The next time i
boot up, I will have to go through the same procedure. Is this a monitor
problem or something else ? I am baffled
 
Hi George:

When asking a question about video, it's important to include the make
and model of your monitor and the make and model of your video card.

If you have an LCD monitor are you running it at its native resolution?
If you have a CRT monitor are you running it at a resolution that is
supported by the monitor and your video card?

You could try this: Uninstall the video card in Device Manager, reboot,
and let Windows detect the monitor and install a driver.

Otherwise, based on the scant information you provided I would say that
you need to install the latest version of your video driver, which is
available at no charge from the video card manufacturer's web site. The
manufacturer will provide detailed installation instructions.
 
the monitor is an lcd hansol 750 and the display card is NVIDIA tnt 2. not
sure what the "native" resolution is. I have tried to update drivers for
both (from windows device manager) but am told that I have the most updated
drivers. Do i get a different driver if I download from the manufacturer's
web site ? The display has been no problem since I added this monitor 3 years
ago.

thanks for the help so far
 
An LCD monitor's native resolution is the one that matches the pixel
count. For your monitor that is 1280 x 1024, and your owner's manual
recommends a 75Hz refresh rate. There's no point to running an LCD
monitor at less than its native resolution - the image will look fuzzy,
at best.

The TNT2 is an older video card, so there's little information about it
on nVidia's web site. You could ask nVidia technical support whether the
TNT2 supports 1280 x 1024 @75Hz, although that information should be
included with the documentation that came with the card (perhaps in an
owner's manual or ReadMe file.) Being that the TNT2 is no longer
supported I doubt that you'll find a recent driver for it.

If the TNT2 does not support 1280 x 1024 @75Hz you need a new video card
that does.
 
thanks again - I've got something to go on now

george said:
the monitor is an lcd hansol 750 and the display card is NVIDIA tnt 2. not
sure what the "native" resolution is. I have tried to update drivers for
both (from windows device manager) but am told that I have the most updated
drivers. Do i get a different driver if I download from the manufacturer's
web site ? The display has been no problem since I added this monitor 3 years
ago.

thanks for the help so far
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