2405FPW Changes needed to resize picture screen

What refresh rate are you trying to use at 1920x1200?

 

Most LCD monitors use a refresh rate of 60Hz. If that's set wrong, it will affect the size of the image.

I have changed to 60Hz more than once and applied it but seems to change on its own to 75Hz

Is the system recognizing the monitor as a 2405 or is it listed as a Plug-n-Play monitor?

Monitor type says: plug and play.  Tim I really appreciate your help. This is my first computer as of

1 yr ago at the age of 68.

I don't have a 2405 just yet but I hope to be ordering one myself in the next week or so.

In the meantime, I checked the specs, and it does say that it SHOULD be indetified as a plug-n play monitor, so you should be good on that account. Some of the LCD monitors I've used, have to have a .inf file installed so the OS sees the monitor as a specific model. That's why I asked.

Now, your video card itself should be good enough to support the proper resolution, so that shouldn't be the problem.

Can you select 1920x1200 resolution and 60Hz refresh from the display properties screen?

When you do, does the monitor change to 1920x1200x60Hz and fill the screen?

If it does, at what time does it revert back to the 75Hz refresh? right away? sometime later?

Have you tried using the 'auto-adjust' button on the monitor?

are you using the analog connection or the DVI connection between the video card and the monitor.

as far as video drivers, since you have a Geforce card, you can go to nvidia.com and download the current drivers.

No worries on your age, I'm no spring chicken myself.

I think I was given $60. credit for using Dell Prefered Acc....I changed to 60hz then 1920x1200 screen

size still small. Under OSD image settings auto adjust is grayed out.  I have always used the DVI.There is a scaling adjustment for aspect ratios.  I havent tried it yet  under OSD Positioning has a Zoom  +/-.   As for the Hz change, I tried shutting down. When I restarted I had the same small screen showing 1920x1200 @60Hz. The 75Hz came when I reduced screen resolution to 1024...

The CD with this monitor has a Driver  File Name R91822.EXE dated 7/06/2005  19MB  But from what I read this was only neccessary if my graphics card did not see 1920x1200 resolution.

I have been reluctant to try it.

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@Timdrouilard wrote:

I don't have a 2405 just yet but I hope to be ordering one myself in the next week or so.

In the meantime, I checked the specs, and it does say that it SHOULD be indetified as a plug-n play monitor, so you should be good on that account. Some of the LCD monitors I've used, have to have a .inf file installed so the OS sees the monitor as a specific model. That's why I asked.

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Curious where you found that bit of advice in the specs? I've got a 2405FPW and loaded the appropriate monitor drivers for it so that my computer 'knows' what monitor I have and stopped saying 'Plug and Play'. No problems doing so. I know some people who do serious Photoshop work may not load those drivers due to issues with the color profile or some such, but I've had no issues with mine as a non 'plug and play'.

If you end up needing or wanting to install them, they are available here:

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R91058&formatcnt=1&fileid=118667

Whilst I was looking at the user guide for the monitor at Dells web site, I expected to find a mention somewhere regarding device drivers for the monitor, but nothing was mention in the user guide.

 

What I DID see in the user guide, was....

Plug and Play Capability

You can install the monitor in any Plug and Play-compatible system. The monitor automatically provides the computer system with its Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) using Display Data Channel (DDC) protocols so the system can configure itself and optimize the monitor settings. If desired, the user can select different settings, but in most cases monitor installation is automatic.

 

If there ARE drivers, (and thank you for pointing them out), then it's far better to use them usually rather than relying on 'plug-n play. At least that's my experience.

 

FWIW to the OP....

Also, of note from the user guide under troubleshooting, I found.....

Screen image is too small

Image is centered on screen, but does not fill entire viewing area

• Perform monitor reset on "All Settings"

and also... referring to my suggestion to try the 'auto-adjust'

 

NOTE: When choosing DVI-D mode, Auto Adjust hot key function is not available.

 

Craig: Thanks for your input also. I have printed Dell's Downloads Help. Since I can only use one driver at a time I am wondering if I should keep the original graphics driver and where?

Craig: You recommended that I download File R91058.EXE  Is this like a filmware which does not require an uninstall of my original driver?  In my INVIDIA GeForce 6800 Properties  window  under the driver tab I have these options:DRIVER DETAILS...UPDATE DRIVER...ROLLBACK DRIVER..UNINSTALL       I clicked update driver and now instead of plug and play I am showing in Display:  DELL 2405FPW(Digital) on Nvidia GeForce 6800.

I Appreciate your expertise.  Bill E (srvetter)

That was the 'monitor driver' for the 2405FPW. Not firmware, just a collection of text (.INF, .ICM and .CAT)  files that tell Windows all about the capabilties of your particular monitor, things like resolutions supported, color handling and the monitor's name, for example. When you 'updated' you just told it to point to these files instead of the default plug-and-play files.