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Vostro 3670, E2318H driver vs Windows 10 generic PnP driver
Hello, I have a new Vostro 3670 with Windows 10 Pro installed by Dell. It is at OS version 1809 (OS build 17763.316), and a Dell 23 Monitor E2318H. I'm using the VGA ports on both. The monitor driver is the Microsoft generic PnP driver. I see there is a Dell driver for the E2318H at https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=kk2ty&oscode=wt64a&productcode=dell-e2318h-monitor.
Would it be better if I installed the Dell driver? Any down side to doing this?
Thanks,
Tim
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February 24th, 2019 10:00
I have a new Dell 27" "gaming" monitor. I'm using the generic PNP drivers and everything works OK including the high 2560X1440 resolution. But I have to use HDMI2 or Display port on my PC (that I have) to get that resolution.
With VGA I doubt that you can get HD resolution.
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February 24th, 2019 15:00
a. With VGA, there is no PnP so it can't detect or need to use better driver.
b. With that (new) PC and monitor, you should not be using (analog) VGA. Even low resolutions you can reach are fuzzy compared to using a (newer) digital input .
I suggest DisplayPort if possible (DVI if DP not possible).
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February 24th, 2019 17:00
E2318H
https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/dell-e2313h/drivers
https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER00916144M/1/DELL_E2313H_MONITOR_A00_00_DRVR_70K4P.exe
https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER00899230M/1/ddmsetup1244.exe
Not getting more than a specific resolution is due to not having windows 10 VIDEO DRIVERS for your Graphics card. You are using the Microsoft VGA Driver.
Min VGA is 640 x 480
Later 800 x 600 and 1024 x 768 were used.
MaxResolution,,"1920,1080" applies to your monitor
;===============================================================================
; E2313H.inf (for Windows 8) Version: 1.0 07/11/2012
;
; Copyright (c) 2012 Dell Corporation
;
; This is a Microsoft Windows setup information file for the Dell Color Monitor.
;===============================================================================
[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
Class = Monitor
ClassGuid = {4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Provider = %Dell%
CatalogFile = E2313H.cat
DriverVer = 07/11/2012, 1.0
[SourceDisksNames]
1 = %DiskName%
[SourceDisksFiles]
E2313H.icm = 1
[DestinationDirs]
DefaultDestDir = 12
E2313H_VGA.CopyFiles = 23
E2313H_DVI.CopyFiles = 23
[ControlFlags]
ExcludeFromSelect = Monitor\DELF044
ExcludeFromSelect = Monitor\DELF045
[Manufacturer]
%Dell% = Dell, NTx86, NTamd64
[Dell]
%E2313H_VGA% = E2313H_VGA.Install, Monitor\DELF044
%E2313H_DVI% = E2313H_DVI.Install, Monitor\DELF045
[Dell.NTx86]
%E2313H_VGA% = E2313H_VGA.Install, Monitor\DELF044
%E2313H_DVI% = E2313H_DVI.Install, Monitor\DELF045
[Dell.NTamd64]
%E2313H_VGA% = E2313H_VGA.Install, Monitor\DELF044
%E2313H_DVI% = E2313H_DVI.Install, Monitor\DELF045
[E2313H_VGA.Install]
DelReg = DEL_CURRENT_REG
AddReg = E2313H_VGA.AddReg, Max_Resolution, DPMS
CopyFiles = E2313H_VGA.CopyFiles
[E2313H_DVI.Install]
DelReg = DEL_CURRENT_REG
AddReg = E2313H_DVI.AddReg, Max_Resolution, DPMS
CopyFiles = E2313H_DVI.CopyFiles
[DEL_CURRENT_REG]
HKR,MODES
HKR,,MaxResolution
HKR,,DPMS
HKR,,ICMProfile
[E2313H_VGA.AddReg]
HKR,"MODES\1920,1080",Mode1,,"30.0-83.0,56.0-76.0,+,+"
HKR,,ICMProfile,0,"E2313H.icm"
[E2313H_DVI.AddReg]
HKR,"MODES\1920,1080",Mode1,,"30.0-83.0,56.0-76.0,+,+"
HKR,,ICMProfile,0,"E2313H.icm"
[Max_Resolution]
HKR,,MaxResolution,,"1920,1080"
[DPMS]
HKR,,DPMS,,1
[E2313H_VGA.CopyFiles]
E2313H.icm
[E2313H_DVI.CopyFiles]
E2313H.icm
[E2313H_VGA.Install.Services]
AddService = monitor, %SPSVCINST_ASSOCSERVICE%, Monitor_Service.Install
[E2313H_DVI.Install.Services]
AddService = monitor, %SPSVCINST_ASSOCSERVICE%, Monitor_Service.Install
[Monitor_Service.Install]
DisplayName = %Monitor.SVCDESC%
ServiceType = 1 ; SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER
StartType = 3 ; SERVICE_DEMAND_START
ErrorControl = 1 ; SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL
ServiceBinary = %12%\monitor.sys
[Strings]
SPSVCINST_ASSOCSERVICE = 0x00000002
Monitor.SVCDESC = "Microsoft Monitor Class Function Driver Service"
Dell = "Dell Inc."
DiskName = "Dell Monitor Installation Disk"
E2313H_VGA = "Dell E2313H (Analog)"
E2313H_DVI = "Dell E2313H (Digital)"
tajkkj48
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February 25th, 2019 07:00
Thanks for your replies. Getting the max resolution is not an issue. I did switch to the Dell driver for the E2318H monitor and still can use the max resolution of 1920x1080 with VGA. The problem I was really trying to resolve is that occasionally resizes all open windows to the same size and piles them over each other in the upper left of the screen. It's a pain to have to move them back and resize them. I think this happens if the monitor goes to power saving mode too quickly, and confuses the OS or drivers. I've read of others seeing this with various combinations of computers and monitors.
The Vostro 3670 only has VGA and HDMI, and the monitor has only VGA and DisplayPort. This is why I'm using VGA. From what I've read, computer HDMI to monitor DisplayPort requires an adapter/converter, and they seem rather pricey.
I did switch from the generic PnP driver to the Dell E2318H driver and this issue persists. For a full description of my issue see https://www.dell.com/community/Vostro-Desktops/Vostro-3670-lock-unlock-open-minimized-windows-move/m-p/7247430/highlight/false#M2079