8800 GTS incorrectly displaying resolutions

thebladeroden · Nov 9, 2009

So I made the switch from Vista to 7 without any hardware changes. Now Windows can display 1024x768 normally, but selecting any higher resolution (say, 1154x864) will make the monitor go into 1280x1024 while still saying it's in the selected resolution, and make things look blurry and squished as a result, and it's locked into 60 Hz, which is something you'd expect from an LCD monitor, but I'm using an EV700 CRT (yeah I'm old).

I didn't have any of these problems in Vista. Perhaps I'll have to mournfully switch back?

thefabe · Nov 9, 2009

What driver version are you using?
Their have been a few threads on the 8 series cards and resolution problems.Fabe

thebladeroden · Nov 9, 2009

195.39_desktop_win7_winvista_64bit_english_beta

thefabe · Nov 9, 2009

Have you tried the 191.07 WHQL? http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-cards/26386-nvidia-geforce-8800-gt-512-a.html

thebladeroden · Nov 9, 2009

thefabe said:
Have you tried the 191.07 WHQL? http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-cards/26386-nvidia-geforce-8800-gt-512-a.html

Well now instead of stretching I'm getting black borders

thefabe · Nov 9, 2009

I've just read thru a bunch of 8800 gt threads and came up blank. Other than suggesting that you make sure your bios and chipset drivers are up to date, the only other suggestion is to try an older driver. In one thread they suggest the 190.62 which is the default driver windows will load. Yet the user above above in that thread, Lee has the same card using the driver you just tried. Hopefully you'll get some other suggestions. Sorry Fabe

thebladeroden · Nov 9, 2009

hmm, this could be a clue
[img=http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8122/w7monitorinfo.th.jpg]

thefabe · Nov 9, 2009

Oh yes the EDID I did some goggling on that as well a while back. You might need to look in to it. Their is a lot of information on it. And the use of a program called powerstrip. Forgot about that. Fabe http://download.cnet.com/PowerStrip/3000-2193_4-14972.html It's primary use is in multi monitor display but has over 500 controls over your hardware. It is for Vista so may need to be installed in compatibility mode. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/316-compatibility-mode.html You can give it a try. Don't want to leave you with this unresolved but it's really early in the morning , so I'll check back. Don't give up on 7 once we get this figured out your going to really like it.

thebladeroden · Nov 9, 2009

I did some googling on disabling EDID and they suggest pulling a couple pins out of the monitor cable

torrentg · Nov 9, 2009

You could try Windows Update or search Google for the monitor driver before doing something like that.

thebladeroden · Nov 9, 2009

Monitor INF driver

"The version of this file is not compatible with the version of windows you are running"

This is what I hate about computer technology. My 11 year old car is still serviceable, you can still order parts for it and stuff, but in computer terms a 9 year old monitor is like bringing a horse & buggy into the mechanic.

Bah, I should get a new monitor one of these days anyway. The scanlines are actually starting to droop down as if from gravity. Was kind of hoping I could wait out the LCD technology phase though.

torrentg · Nov 9, 2009

Force install it using the device manager. Extract from the .exe first.

This part may or may not be necessary:
"Click anywhere first in device manager then
View | show hidden devices "

Do this:

Right click monitor. Update driver software. Browse. Let me pick. Browse. Have disk. Browse. Double click on the .inf and hit ok.

thebladeroden · Nov 9, 2009

"The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device. If the folder contains a driver, make sure it is designed to work with Windows for x64-based systems."

torrentg · Nov 9, 2009

Re-read. Follow instructions and click on the .inf as part of the process. I made a slight correction.

thebladeroden · Nov 9, 2009

Yeah, it still says that though.

torrentg · Nov 9, 2009

If you click on the .inf and point directly to it, it will not say that about a folder. If it gives any other error, the .inf is incorrect for the monitor.

thebladeroden · Nov 9, 2009

well if I manually type in the filename into the path I get this

http://i37.tinypic.com/14u9bhf.jpg

torrentg · Nov 9, 2009

It says x86 right on the screen.

thebladeroden · Nov 9, 2009

Well that's just where I created the folder

torrentg · Nov 9, 2009

thebladeroden said:
Well that's just where I created the folder

Alright, but look at the OS supported in the link you placed. There are no x64 of those.

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