bLampert
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Whats wrong with my monitor!
Alright, I just installed Win 7 Ultimate 64bit. I have dual-monitor display. My main (left) monitor is a "ASUS VW223B Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor" And my 2nd monitor is a "Acer AL2016W Silver & Black 20" 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor" I have a Nvidia GeForce 8600GT video card. When I had xp pro installed my 22' perfect resolution was 1680x1050. How that im in Win7 the biggest I can go is 1600x1200 which looks wrong (squished look). I installed Ultramon and was able to go 1680x1050 and the size itself was right but everything was choppy. Out of all of this, the 2nd monitor looks perfect but i can't figure out why i can't get my 22' to look the way it should. I installed the windows 7 64 bit driver from Nvidia's site. Also when i go to "Screen resolution" why does it list my 22' as "generic Non-Pnp Monitor) and the 20' monitor it actually displays its model number? (This was the same situation when i installed vista a long time ago. I just went back to XP cause I couldnt figure it out I attached pictures of the 1600x1200 look and the 1680x1050 look
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if you go to device manager, it will most likely be listed as "generic non-plug and play", right click on it and choose update driver. see if it picks it up.
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Under Monitors it shows "ACER AL2016W" and "Generic Non-PnP Monitor" I just update driver on both and nothing new
sounds like you need drivers from the monitor manufacturer.
i hope your problem will solve with dirver updation.
The Generic Display listing i fine, I have a similar set up and mine is the same way, picks up the samsung, but not acer, but bother are 1680x1050. try downloading the utilit from this site (http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=PZ9P4gG65URMJmYs).
also have you tried changing the actual connections on the video card to see if it happens the same way? im also assuming both are dvi and not vga?
also have you tried changing the actual connections on the video card to see if it happens the same way? im also assuming both are dvi and not vga?
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I already had that EZ link software installed. No difference. Yes They are both DVI and i switched them. Made mo difference. I checked if there was any drivers for the Asus monitor, there were not :(
if you go into the menu of the monitor itself, is there an information tab? i work with mostly acer's and the information will tell you the reccomend resolution. I know it supposed to be 1680x1050, but im just wondering if its changing for some reason.
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Well my problem isnt the acer one. That always has the perfect res. its the asus one
yea, i meant i know that the acer monitors have that information tab, does the asus have the same info?
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where would i go to get to the menu of a monitor?
bottom right of the monitor, by the bower button
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Ooooh ok. There is no info tab.
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I've fiddled with those settings all night. no difference
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please people! I need help!!!!
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I finally got it figured out!. It wasn't quite what you were explaining JC_OM, but your suggestions lead to it. Both monitors only had VGA ports and on my card both were DVI so naturally I had to use VGA-DVI adaptors. I switched adaptors with each cable just to see any difference, nothing. Then I switched ports for each monitor so in the end my primary was on the right now (I need it on the left) so after that I had to configure with Ultramon to switch the Primary to the other side and BOOM! it looks perfect! You don't know now excited i finally am! THANK YOU SO MUCH
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THANK YOU