Setup:

PC: Dimension 5150 - display setting is at 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz

Monitor: E196FP 19" flatscreen

Graphics Card: Radeon X300 SE 128MB Hypermemory

KVM: Sitecom KV-011 USB KVM Switch Kit

 

 

Problem:

Without putting the monitor signal through the KVM (i.e. plugging into the PC directly), I can use the monitor with no problems.

 

When I plug the monitor into the KVM and start the PC, I see:

The Dell startup screens

The Windows XP loading screen.

 

Then after this, I get a message displaying the following:

Cannot Display This Video Mode

Optimum Resolution 1280 x 1024 60 Hz

 

 

Three more things to note:

 

1) Using the KVM, if I start the PC in safe mode it allows me straight though to the Windows desktop.

 

2) Not using the KVM (i.e. plugging the monitor into the PC), I startup Windows and get to the desktop, then unplug the monitor and plug it into the KVM - the desktop still displays and I can carry on as normal

 

3) I have also got a mini KVM for PS2 (which is no good to me as I have a wireless keyboard/mouse combi now) but I did test using that KVM and an old keyboard and that worked with no problems!

 

I've a feeling that this will be solved by ticking a box somewhere and rebooting, but have no idea where to start. It seems to just be that the monitor is unable to synchronise with the signal at the point just after the XP loader screen finishes.

 

Any help will be greatly appreciated as I have been looking at this for a couple of days now and am begiining to go nuts!