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post #1 of 12
7/25/10 at 6:25pm
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Pretty, pretty please! Hopefully it will solve the "generic" monitor Windows 7 thinks I have and will let me set a decent resolution and refresh rate.

Windbloze is preventing me from "harming" the panel because it doesn't recognize it and thinks it's generic.

Thanks
post #2 of 12
7/26/10 at 6:05pm
Just for kick, how about checking to see if DirectX is being installed on your comp

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post #3 of 12
7/26/10 at 9:59pm
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DirectX 11 is installed

In the display tab, shows

Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
1280x800 32bit 60Hz

Which is the problem. In Device Manager, the "display" is listed as Generic PnP Monitor. I can change the driver but have no driver to change it with.
post #4 of 12
7/26/10 at 10:07pm
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From Dell to another user asking about Vista drivers for a Dell product:

"Windows 7 or Vista drivers will only be delivered for certain performance monitors manufactured after June, 2007. Any monitor manufactured before this date will not get a Windows 7 or Vista driver. Windows 7 or Vista will load its generic PNP driver for the monitor"

So, I guess everyone with Vista or 7 on an older Alienware will see the same thing in Device Manager and have the same crappy resolution. Makes me want to go back to XP MCE :/
post #5 of 12
7/27/10 at 4:41am
I just checked my Sony and it shows PNP Monitor as well. So that leaves the performance back to the GPU driver (in my case nVidia).

Regarding resolution: I am not sure if you can push more than 60Hz on a notebook LCD at the moment.

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post #6 of 12
7/27/10 at 6:27am
120 Hz on my Acer...
post #7 of 12
7/27/10 at 6:29am
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Originally Posted by zipperi View Post
120 Hz on my Acer...
No kidding, I want one of those screen for my notebook.

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post #8 of 12
7/27/10 at 6:32am
...sorry, Asus. It's one of those 3D thingies but I'm on an external monitor so no use.
post #9 of 12
7/27/10 at 12:26pm
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Originally Posted by zipperi View Post
...sorry, Asus. It's one of those 3D thingies but I'm on an external monitor so no use.
That was what I thought, normal notebook LCD does not support 120Hz

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post #10 of 12
7/27/10 at 3:16pm
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Ok, I successfully installed the drivers for an IBM Thinkpad LCD screen by the same manufacturer, and Windows 7 had no problem seeing the display as a 1920x capable display.

BUT, the nvidia drivers still only offer 1280x.....
post #11 of 12
7/27/10 at 7:06pm
Try un-installing the nVidia GPU driver, use Driver Cleaner to remove it completely, then re-install it - see if it works

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post #12 of 12
7/27/10 at 7:11pm
Update.

It seems that you resolve the issue, with a hardware constraint on your comp here.

Thread closed!

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