Re: Advice sought re: Nvidia graphics card and screen resolution

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From: Cari \(MS MVP\) (Newsgroups1_at_coribright.com)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 11:27:44 -0700

www.nvidia.com. Latest version is 61.77 

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Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com
"L" <lindy@nospamthanks.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:410a892a@post.usenet.com...
>
> Hi all.
>
> I am looking for some advice about a problem I'm having with my monitor 
> and
> graphics card set up. Basically my IBM G54 15" monitor is good upto
> 1280x1024 which my OS (XP Pro) allows me to select no problem from control
> panel>Display and the settings tab. However once I install the driver for 
> my
> Nvidia GeForce4 MX 440 (latest version - 5.2.1.6) no such option is
> available ;o( with 1024x768 the maximum resolution available. Any way I 
> can
> ovverride this (aside from disabling the graphics card driver!) a piece of
> sofware perhaps? I've tried Powerstrip v3.5 but couldn't got no joy with
> that. Should I be looking at the monitor or the Nvidia driver as the 
> source
> of the problem? I am considering treating myself to a 17" TFT but will I
> encounter the same problem? Might I be better off replacing the graphics
> card instead? Both!?! Any recommendations?
>
> Advice much appreciated folks!
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
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