iskout Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 A friend came to my house to finish up his new build, and used my 1920x1080 monitor to finish installing Windows/drivers/software etc. When he got home, he found that he couldn't get his monitor to see any signal, despite being connected via DVI. We know his card works, since he was using it here not 15 minutes ago. I know his monitor doesn't support 1920x1080, so does anyone have any tips on resetting the resolution? He knows this monitor works, as he was using it as an external for his laptop up until now. We've tried using his integrated GPU, but got the same result. Any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forb Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Try connecting via the VGA cable? See if that works. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 This sucks!!!!! He need to connect a 1920x1080 monitor to his PC and lower the res down to one that his monitor supports. This is the only way to fix the prob w/o reinstalling windows completely! This is a lesson I learned the hard way, many moons ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forb Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 I thought windows was smart enough... I guess not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iskout Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Well, he's using his integrated video for now, until he can get here to resize it. I figured as much, SpeedwayNative he spent a few hours last night working on it. We're going to try uninstalling his graphics driver, and hopefully that will reset the resolution. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp9801 Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 If he brings it back to your place, hook it up to your 1080p monitor again but then set the resolution to something like 800x600 before he leaves. That way it'll display on his monitor no problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenKittensATK Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) I get this problem if I'm swapping my PS3 around different TVs, but the PS3 supports a reset video settings by holding the power button after you turn it on. If he brings it back to your place, hook it up to your 1080p monitor again but then set the resolution to something like 800x600 before he leaves. That way it'll display on his monitor no problem. This seems to be the easiest way to fix it. Edited February 23, 2011 by Krazyxazn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iskout Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 If he brings it back to your place, hook it up to your 1080p monitor again but then set the resolution to something like 800x600 before he leaves. That way it'll display on his monitor no problem. we plan to do that, but because of our schedules it's tough. We're both full time college students and we both work nights, so it's looking like the next time we'll be able to get him here is Sunday. It's fine though, because I have to fix his sister's netbook anyway. I'm going to have him bring his monitor, too, so we can test it on the spot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp9801 Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 That sounds like a plan. Just remember to set the res to something real small using your monitor before you connect his monitor again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 The other (easier) solution is to simply have him uninstall his video card drivers with Driver Sweeper or something similar. Or, if you're adventurous, you could have him install a TightVNC server so you can connect to it - then you can lower his resolution remotely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperk1 Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 I've never had this problem before....I run 2048x1152 resolution at home and I frequently bring my tower to someone else's house for gaming. I usually don't bring the monitor but my computer boots up into windows just fine with whatever monitor is at hand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 I've never had this problem before... He could be running XP or something. I don't remember it being smart enough to revert to a lower resolution in the presence of a new screen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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