Monitor Issue

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veldthui

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I have a problem with my new monitor and XP/Vista

I have 3 PC's hooked to the same keyboard/mouse/monitor through a KVM switch. I used to have a 19" CRT at 1280x1024. I would power up each PC at the same time and then log them in 1 by one switching the inputs. No worries on any of the PC's.

However since I got me new HP LP2475w 24" LCD monitor which likes to run at 1920x1200 I have been having issues. The PC that has the monitor active boots fine into 1920x1200 but the others boot into a 1600x1200 mode and make the screen offset. If I boot each one with the monitor active then there is no issues but it takes much longer as I have to wait for each one.

How can I force them to stay in the 1920x1200 mode that I have set in the display options?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel Q9550
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45T-EXTREME
    Memory
    2x2GB Cosair DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GV-N28-1GH-B GTX 280, 1024MB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP LP2475w 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1900x1200
    Hard Drives
    2 x 750GB Segate SATAII as a RAID0
    PSU
    Enermax Galaxy, 1000W, Active PFC
    Case
    Zalman Z-Machine GT1000
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Standard
    Mouse
    Standard
    Internet Speed
    1MB
when the screen gets offset, have you tried to press the AUTO button on your monitor, to bring the screen in place? It must memorize this setting and keep it for later views.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Limneos
    CPU
    Intel Core2Duo E4500 2.2GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus P5LD2-X/1333
    Memory
    2GB 800Mhz Kingston DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 8500GT
Pressing the auto button realigns it but only for that time. It does not get remembered. Anyway I don't want it remembered as I want the PC to leave it at 1920x1200 and not change it to 1600x1200 just because the monitor is not connected when it boots up.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel Q9550
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45T-EXTREME
    Memory
    2x2GB Cosair DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GV-N28-1GH-B GTX 280, 1024MB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP LP2475w 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1900x1200
    Hard Drives
    2 x 750GB Segate SATAII as a RAID0
    PSU
    Enermax Galaxy, 1000W, Active PFC
    Case
    Zalman Z-Machine GT1000
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Standard
    Mouse
    Standard
    Internet Speed
    1MB
Dumb question but, are you sure all your graphic cards are capable of that resolution? Could it be that the monitor is forcing it, hence, the missalignment?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
Yes it does. It is the monitors prefered size. 1920x1200x60hz. It has no problems displaying it as I said and if I boot with the monitor selected for the PC then windows opens at the correct 1920x1200. However if I boot with the monitor not slected (on the KVM switch) it goes back to 1600x1200 mode. Almost as though it reads the monitor driver file and says I cant see the monitor is there so I don't know it can do the resolution so I think that 1600x1200 is the best for you.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel Q9550
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45T-EXTREME
    Memory
    2x2GB Cosair DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GV-N28-1GH-B GTX 280, 1024MB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP LP2475w 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1900x1200
    Hard Drives
    2 x 750GB Segate SATAII as a RAID0
    PSU
    Enermax Galaxy, 1000W, Active PFC
    Case
    Zalman Z-Machine GT1000
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Standard
    Mouse
    Standard
    Internet Speed
    1MB
have you tried exchanging the connectors on the back of your graphics card?
You must have 2 connectors if the card is not onboard, try the other connector, set your preferred resolution in windows and reboot to see..
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Limneos
    CPU
    Intel Core2Duo E4500 2.2GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus P5LD2-X/1333
    Memory
    2GB 800Mhz Kingston DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 8500GT
You cannot have read my original message properly. It states that I have 3 PC's attached to the monitor via a Keyboard/Video/Mouse switch and they all do the same thing. One has a 8800GTX card with two connectors but the two others have extremely old cards which only have one connector. It happens with Vista and XP exactly the same. Only the monitor actually connected to the monitor when the PC is powered up (any of the PC's) comes up in the correct resolution. The others default to 1600x1200. There must be a setting somewhere in some file that controls this but only MS knows for sure. It is not the fault of the monitor or the graphics card. It is purely O/S issue here.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel Q9550
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45T-EXTREME
    Memory
    2x2GB Cosair DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GV-N28-1GH-B GTX 280, 1024MB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP LP2475w 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1900x1200
    Hard Drives
    2 x 750GB Segate SATAII as a RAID0
    PSU
    Enermax Galaxy, 1000W, Active PFC
    Case
    Zalman Z-Machine GT1000
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Standard
    Mouse
    Standard
    Internet Speed
    1MB
Have you tried connecting the monitor to the oldest card instead? Perhaps your Monitor is not capable of lower resolutions or to the maximum resolution the oldest card can handle?

Some cards are not capable of those extreme or high resolutions and that may be your problem?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
I am sorry but you are still not reading my original message properly.

ALL CARDS CAN do the 1920x1200 and ALL work perfectly well and BOOT into 1920x1200 mode IF they are connected to the monitor. If they are not connected to the monitor they boot into 1600x1200 mode. There is nothing to stop me going to change each of them back into 1920x1200 mode after they boot.

I just want a way to foorce them to stay at what I set them to originally i.e. 1920x1200 and stay that way even though they are not electrically connected to the monitor thru the KVM switch at the time.

This is not a hardware issue with the monitor or the graphics card. This is soley software issue with the O/S both Vista and XP.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel Q9550
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45T-EXTREME
    Memory
    2x2GB Cosair DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GV-N28-1GH-B GTX 280, 1024MB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP LP2475w 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1900x1200
    Hard Drives
    2 x 750GB Segate SATAII as a RAID0
    PSU
    Enermax Galaxy, 1000W, Active PFC
    Case
    Zalman Z-Machine GT1000
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Standard
    Mouse
    Standard
    Internet Speed
    1MB
Ahhhh, ok, I understood it better this time around. Vista is also new for me so bare with me here, I think that if you go to your preferences (I am using XP here at the office so I am not 100% sure about this), then go to where you can change your resolution, there is an option where you can set all your other monitors (not default ones) to use the same options as the default monitor, you must TICK a little square to do this.

Sorry if this doesn't help, I know how frustating this must be for you.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
I suspect the problem is the monitor emulation that the KVM does when the computer is not connected to the screen. When a PC is not selected the KVM imitates the connectivity so that the PC does not see the Monitor/Keyboard/Mouse as disconnected. It sounds to me like the KVM is presenting itself as having a 1600x1200 max resolution to the booting OS - this is why it works fine for the PC that is connected to the screen and not for the unselected PCs. I don't think there is anything you will be able to do abaout this other than go through the boot one at a time with the screen connected. The only other option would be to go with a different KVM that can present the resolution you want.

Cameron.
 

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