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Thread ID: 28148 2002-12-12 01:42:00 Philips 17B Monitor dougabbo (2754) Press F1
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105326 2002-12-12 01:42:00 I have just been given a Philips 17B monitor in apparently good condition. When I attempt to fire it up on my G-Forece2 MX400, it will only run at 640 x 480 in 16 colours. Have tried various drivers, searched thr Net, no mention of this model monitor. Anybody help? dougabbo (2754)
105327 2002-12-12 01:51:00 A bit more information please Doug. What happens when you triy other resolutions? What OS are you using. I would suspect that it's your GForce driver not the monitor at fault. Look at www.nvidia.com for a new driver. Also try a new monitor driver from philips web site. A monitor driver will restrict the screen resilutions to only thos which your monitor can handlr. It's possible that the new monitor hasn't been detected properly. crozier (2004)
105328 2002-12-12 01:53:00 It should work ok as a "plug and play" monitor. robsonde (120)
105329 2002-12-12 02:03:00 XP Pro. The monitor supposedly supports resolutions up to 12?? x 10??. If I set it to 1024 x 768 in 256 colours or higher, and press "Apply" it simply resets to 640 x 480 16 colours dougabbo (2754)
105330 2002-12-12 02:07:00 The full I.D from the monitor is Model 17B 1822Q/77C dougabbo (2754)
105331 2002-12-12 02:34:00 No such bleedin' luck! dougabbo (2754)
105332 2002-12-12 02:43:00 If it's a 107B3 then it will support 1024 x 768 no prob .. max res is 1600 x 1200 . SKT174 (1319)
105333 2002-12-12 02:44:00 >XP Pro. The monitor supposedly supports resolutions up to 12?? x 10??. If I set it to 1024 x 768 in 256 colours or higher, and press "Apply" it simply resets to 640 x 480 16

If it resets after you hit "Apply" that must be a graphic card drive thing. Did you download a new driver from nVidia?
crozier (2004)
105334 2002-12-12 04:42:00 NO! the monitor designation is 17B. it was manufactured mid 1995. dougabbo (2754)
105335 2002-12-12 04:48:00 The driver that I am using is about 3 months old, downloaded from the nVidea site. I have visited again, but can see no help there. I am inclined to think that it is a specialised monitor, perhaps designed for a scientific device of some sort. dougabbo (2754)
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