Trying to get resolution above 800x600 with more than 24 colors, but screen just goes bad...

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    redhatman Regular member

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    Hey, I recently re-formatted an hp pavilion 7915 to windows xp professional. I am trying to make the display higher than 800 x 600, but whenever i do, it just flickers really weird. I tried taking a screenshot of it to show you what it does, but the screenshot came out perfectly. I have tried all drivers for it and all, and directx... still no luck. Could it be the monitor? I am using an old "SABRE" monitor... Thanks a lot.
    -Pat (redhatman)
     
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    what driver version are you using & yes it could be the monitor. can you try the monitor on another computer or the computer on another monitor??
     
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    redhatman Regular member

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    I have updated to all the latest drivers for these:

    - BIOS
    - DirectX
    - Chipset

    I noticed that on the monitor cable, some of the pins are missing on one end of it. Could this be it? I will try the monitor somewhere else right now...
     
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    did you get the driver updates from hp or intel. not all pins are used for vga as about 4 pins are not connected.
     
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    i tried using both hp and intel drivers. The monitor is a svga monitor. I have good news tho... I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to geiko. LOL JK. But the good news is that I tried my monitor on a different computer set at 1024x768, and it did the same thing. My dad said instead of buying a new cable for like $25, we might be able to get another monitor from his work for free.
     
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    if you can't get a freebie than can get a new 17" crt monitor for about $140Can.
     
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    is that what you guys think it is, is the monitor? Thanks
    -Pat (redhatman)
     
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    yes as i have come across that problem with my test monitor.
     
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    ok, Ill let you know if that fixes the problem. Thanks a lot guys!
     
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    no problem, teach & learn
     
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