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June 26th, 2005 16:00

E173FP Flat Panel Driver?

Hello.
Could anyone please point me in the right direction for downloading the driver for my Dell E173FP 17" Flat Panel?
I'm running Windows XP Professional.
I've searched the Dell website and this forum but all I find is a bunch of offers and user guides, but no drivers. I went on the Dell Support website in the "Downloads and Drivers" section and I can't seem to find it.
I believe I need the driver because I can't get the 1280x1024 60 Hz resolution (which is the optimum resolution for this monitor) to display correctly. It seems to be too wide. I already installed the NVidia drivers for my GeForce 6800 but that didn't seem to help this issue.
Help, please!
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    Mary G

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    Posted June 26th, 2005 17:00

    Try playing around with the Display Properties, Settings tab, Advanced button as well as your Nvidia software to adjust and check the monitor. This is connected to your video card driver & software. That's the driver you might need to update or reinstall. (Nvidia drivers should be downloaded from the Dell site instead of Nvidia. And installing new video drivers requires you to remove the old drivers first.) The monitor doesn't really need drivers. I think you might have an incorrect video setting that is more suitable for a wide screen notebook monitor or a wide screen HDTV.
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    Posted June 26th, 2005 18:00

    I got it, thanks. The answer was so simple. I entered the Monitor Menu and chose "Factory Reset" for all settings. It works perfectly now. Thanks!
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    Posted June 26th, 2005 19:00

    Glad you got it fixed! Thanks for posting how you did it. Might help someone else with the same problem.

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