I am only going on what my Guru said- computer not seeing/communicating with graphics card. Therefor, I assume the problem is outside card, and any of these changes just won't be seen (?). But what do I know?
I'm still unclear as to what you're saying here, but if you're getting a picture on your monitor, then the computer is communicating with your video card and monitor.
As to your resoultion problem, if you have the Catalyst software installed, look at your icon tray (near the clock) and you should have an ATI icon. Right click on it, roll you mouse pointer to your card and, then roll the mouse pointer to "Set desktop area to". There you can set your monitor to a resolution of your liking, but you'll also get an idea of the resolutions supported by the video card.
So now the question is: Is the resolution you're trying to obtain supported by the video card? If no, then your monitor won't go there, and you may have to get a newer video card.
ATI's website (
Radeon™ X1650 PRO - Specifications) doesn't mention the resolutions for the 1650, and I don't remember what they are since I'm not using mine anymore.
There is one more thing you can try though:
1- Right Click on your desktop
2- Choose "Personalize
3- Choose "Display Settings"
4- Go to "Advance Settings..."
5- Click the "Monitor" tab and,
6- un-check the "Hide modes that this monitor cannot display"
Doing this may allow you to choose the resolution you're looking for. Be aware however that this can cause an "out of range" problem for the monitor, but you'll know it immediately because your monitor will not display a video. Don't panic if this happens though, just restart the computer and you should get a default resolution and a picture. You should have a video when the computer restarts, and you may need to reset to your previous resolution.
As for your "Guru" you may want him to look at your computer to determine what's causing your javascript errors as it would be hard for me to diagnose from here.
And I take no offense about you mentioning your guru, the more people helping you, the better.
As to you calibration issues, that's a lot of ink, trial and error, and understanding your printer. If you've never done it before, it's a pain, if you have, you know what i'm talking about.
Good luck