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Cannot select 1920x1080 resolution anymore!
Hi everybody,
A few days ago, I bought a new system (Core i7 930 / nVidia GTS-250 1GB Twin Frozr / Acer S24HL display, 1 SSD hard disk and 2 normal hard disks). After (quickly) installing Windows 7, all went well and I started to work/play with my new toy.
The SSD disk was connected as the last disk, which resulted in Windows 7 being installed on the SSD, and an additional 100Mb being reserved on the first disk (Samsung non-SSD) by Windows. Still no problems. I've done a bit of work, and enjoyed playing some games in 1920x1080 resolution. I wanted Windows to be completely installed on the SSD, however.
When I booted my machine yesterday, I noticed that my resolution had changed - wanting to install anyway, I didn't take any notice of it, switched the hard drives and reinstalled Windows 7.
Since then, I haven't been able to select any resolution over 1600x1200 (which looks crap on a HD screen unfortunately). When I want to change my resolution, Windows tells me I have a "generic non-pnp display", and doesn't allow me to go over 1600x1200.
Here's some stuff I tried/noticed:
- The monitor is connected via a simple VGA cable, but I doubt that's the problem, since it was working fine for two whole days.
- I've installed/updated the drivers for my motherboard, my graphics card, but not my display (Acer doesn't have any Windows 7 drivers for this screen).
- The Microsoft site tells me that my screen is 100% compatible, and that no additional drivers are needed.
- I've found countless articles on the internet by people who faced the same problem: I even used PowerStrip to create my own driver (which didn't work, Windows wouldn't recognize the driver).
- I've tried going into the device manager, deleting the display adapter, but Windows insists it can only find the generic non-pnp screen.
I'm at a loss as to what I should try next - if anybody can help me out with this problem, I'd appreciate it very much!
Thanks in advance,
Marlon