Display off to the left

Iceshard

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hi,
this is kinda hard to explain but here goes.

When starting up Vista, my display is always off to the left of the screen, meaning my start button is way off the screen and there's a black space on the right, like the display has simply been moved 2 inches to the left.
I can fix it, by entering NVIDIA Control Panel and switch connector: back and forth between HDMI-HDTV (audio disabled) and HDMI - HDTV (audio enabled).
but if the pc enters sleep or I reboot the problem is back.

Now I know the general problem because I had it with xp also, seems my monitor likes to tell my pc that it's a tv (I'm sorry I'm not into the tech lingo). And I've fixed it previously by changing codes in .ini files and ect. but I'd rather not do it on a new crisp clean first time install of Vista, anyone know of this problem and how to fix it for good?

Card is NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
monitor is a LG Flatron

thank you in advance
cheers
Mort
 

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Hi Iceshard and welcome to the forums :party:

Can you follow these steps for me please:

1. Open the start menu
2. In the search box, type Device Manager
3. Click on device manager
4. Click Ok on the UAC prompt
5. Expand the display adapters category
6. Right click on NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX and select Update Driver Software...

Let me know if this has any effect

Tom

EDIT: Are you running 64 bit windows or 32 bit?
 

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Hi Tom,
thanks for the fast reply and the welcome, I have the latest driver for my card, but I did as you asked anyways.. Vista stated I allready have the optimal driver installed.
I'm running 64 bit

cheers

Hi Iceshard and welcome to the forums :party:

Can you follow these steps for me please:

1. Open the start menu
2. In the search box, type Device Manager
3. Click on device manager
4. Click Ok on the UAC prompt
5. Expand the display adapters category
6. Right click on NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX and select Update Driver Software...

Let me know if this has any effect

Tom

EDIT: Are you running 64 bit windows or 32 bit?
 

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Your driver may have corrupted or something then, download and install the driver:

NVIDIA DRIVERS 257.21 WHQL

I think thats it, double check just in case though.

Tom
 

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    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
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Hmm, thats odd.

Lets try a different approach:

1. Open the start menu
2. Type cmd in the search box
3. Right click on Command Prompt and click Run as Administrator
4. In command prompt, type:

sfc /scannow

Let it run, and let us know how it goes.

Tom
 

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    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD
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    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
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    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
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Try as Tom says, but this is a very rare occurrence, because resetting the adapter sorts the problem (changing the display modes resets the adapter) Can you please tell me what happens to your screen when you boot into Safe Mode?

Thanks!
 

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Hi Tom
I've completed the scan, it's finished with some errors that could not be repaired, I've uploaded the cbs, since I don't have a clue what to look for :)
linky: RapidShare: 1-CLICK Web hosting - Easy Filehosting

cheers
Mort

Hmm, thats odd.

Lets try a different approach:

1. Open the start menu
2. Type cmd in the search box
3. Right click on Command Prompt and click Run as Administrator
4. In command prompt, type:

sfc /scannow

Let it run, and let us know how it goes.

Tom
 

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Starting in safe mode, and the display shows fine, to a noob like me verifying that it's a driver issue?

cheers and thanks for spending time on this

Try as Tom says, but this is a very rare occurrence, because resetting the adapter sorts the problem (changing the display modes resets the adapter) Can you please tell me what happens to your screen when you boot into Safe Mode?

Thanks!
 

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Run the sfc command twice more, because sometimes it can't repair it on the first time round.

ashvin said:
1. Click the Start button.
2. Type MSCONFIG in the Start Search box then press the Enter key.
3. When the System Configuration window appear, click the Services tab.
4. Put a tick on the "Hide all Microsoft services" option.
5. Click the "Disable All" button.
6. Click the Apply button and then the Ok button next.
7. If you get a prompt to Restart the computer, please do so. Click the Restart button for changes to take effect.
8. After restarting, a dialog box should come up. Click the tick box where it shows the “Don’t show this message again” then click the Ok button.

Do this please, and reboot
 

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    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
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    2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
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    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
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    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
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Keep doing as Tom says, just follow my advice at the same time. What audio solution do you have? Are your speakers integrated into your monitor?

Richard
 

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    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300)
    Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0

    1 x 1Tb (SATA 600)
    Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms
    Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
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Keep doing as Tom says, just follow my advice at the same time. What audio solution do you have? Are your speakers integrated into your monitor?

Richard

Double team ;)

Tom
 

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    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD
    Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm
    2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
    PSU
    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 Water Cooler, 1x140mm and 1x120mm stock fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    95 Mb/s Download 70 Mb/s Upload
All right, did the things above ran the scan twice more with the same result, entered msconfig and did as discribed but still nothing I'm affraid.

cheers
Mort
 

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Anything about Richard's (niemiro) post?

Tom
 

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    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD
    Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm
    2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
    PSU
    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 Water Cooler, 1x140mm and 1x120mm stock fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    95 Mb/s Download 70 Mb/s Upload
Does your monitor have a menu? If it does, click the button and center your display.
 

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    Samsung SyncMaster 914v
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    One is not connected
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theres quite a few lg flatrons, is this a tft or an older crt model ?
 
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Are you using the generic monitor driver, or the driver specific to the monitor? Note that this is not the same as the graphics driver and, although it isn't a driver as such it is still commonly referred to as one. Instead, it is more of an information file which informs your system of the capabilities of your monitor, including timing and phase at the various supported resolutions.

What is the full model number of the monitor?
 

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    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
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Are you using the generic monitor driver, or the driver specific to the monitor? Note that this is not the same as the graphics driver and, although it isn't a driver as such it is still commonly referred to as one. Instead, it is more of an information file which informs your system of the capabilities of your monitor, including timing and phase at the various supported resolutions.

What is the full model number of the monitor?

ok this is new stuff to me.. I'm sorry I cannot tell you if I'm using the generic monitor driver. all I can tell you is that i've never screwed around with it in the first place.. ever, for what it's worth.

my full model nr. is LG Flatron L245WP-BN

cheers
Mort
 

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