Windows 7 Driver for "acer" Monitor X183H

bobbyambers · 12 Jul 2014

This Monitor worked just fine in Vista. When I upgraded to W-7,
the built in driver VIA - Display - VIA Chrome9 HC IGP Family WDDM
is useless! It restricted max resolution to 800 X 600 !! Disgustingly crude
resolution. Googled for ever but found nothing workable. Lot's of sites
want to sell me Driver update service for a fee.

So, in desperation, I downloaded driver from Acer written for Vista.
Removed Windows 7 driver, and installed the Vista driver. It works fine!
I can now go upto 1366 X 768 pixels resolution.

Now every time I get Windows Update, it tries to install the unwanted
built in driver. I right clicked it and selected "hide update" option. From
now on, Windows Update should not be nagging me about the Monitor Driver.

ICIT2LOL · 12 Jul 2014

Hello and welcome Bobby mate some system specs would be very helpful as we need to know what the system has in in components wise.
System Info - See Your System Specs

Having said that the resolution seems pretty limited and again it would be good to see the specs so that we can see why.

Slartybart · 12 Jul 2014

After following ICit2lol request for more information.

The Display isn't the Monitor, it is your Graphics Processor Unit (GPU)

Monitor > Acer X183H

GPU > VIA Chrome9 HC (Integrated Graphics Processors (IGP))
S3 Graphics - Drivers
Visit www.viaarena.com for the availability of drivers for all Integrated Graphics Processors (IGPs).

unfortunately, I get a server error for viaarena.com

VIA Drivers Download - VIA Technologies, Inc. takes me to VIA Embedded

Entering VIA Chrome9 HC IGP in the search box turns up these results:
VIA Embedded

Which takes you back to ICit2lol's request for more information.

VIA embedded - manual (PDF)
See page 69 - On chip IGP/VGA configuration
BIOS Setup Configuration

Select Display Device
Panel type

That's about as far as I can go without knowing more about your machine.

Hope that helps, John.