Re: Problem setting color depth

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That's a bit of an odd resolution for the default drivers, so you must have installed the ones specifically for the card. I would suggest you take it to manufacturers tech support for the card/driver combo.

Robert wrote:

Hello all,

W2k - SP4
Lately, when I try to change the color depth from 32 bbp to 8 bbp (via
Display properties - Settings), my preferred resolution of 2048x768 is
automatically replaced by 2048x1536. How can I override this? I have used
this PC for over 3 years and I KNOW that the hardware has no problems doing
8bbp on this resolution (and switching worked fine the last time I tried - a
few months ago). No driver changes since then, btw, but possibly a few bits
lost when I had to replace a defective hard drive.

Thanks for any suggestions!

Robert



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