U2412M Widescreen resolutions...

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Hi,

Just installed U2412M on my dad's machine (XP Pro, SP3, msi N8400GS video card). Using DVI connection. nVidia control panel doesn't seem to know that this is a widescreen panel. Only some of the 16:10 resolutions are offered. 1440x900 is not there, nor is 1280x800. In addition there are resolutions that are higher than the maximum resolution. When I go into the advanced display settings the Monitor Type is "Plug and Play Monitor". This makes me wonder if the drivers for the monitor were not installed. Do I need to go to the Drivers folder on the CD and install the U2412M.inf file?

Also, I noticed on the drivers download page for monitors that in the dropdown list for Win2000/WinXP the U2412M monitor isn't even listed. What's up with that? The monitor is listed in the Vista and Win 7 dropdowns. Will the inf file on the CD solve this problem and will it work on my XP machine?

Thanks very much for any help

Jim Hamilton

DELL-Chris M · Answer

Do I need to go to the Drivers folder on the CD and install the U2412M.inf file?
* Normally, yes. Otherwise the U2412M will not show in the Device Manager.

The Vista and 7 drivers are the same file. Does the CD even have an XP driver?

BiggJim · Answer

Thanks, Chris,

I installed the driver per the instructions in the readme file on the CD. Don't know why I didn't look through the root of the CD - I should know better. Anyway U2412M now shows up in the Device Manager. It didn't solve the widescreen resolutions problem so I created a custom 1440x900 resolution in the nVidia Control Panel and it passed the test so I am just using that custom resolution. Must be the nVidia drivers. Same monitor on my XP machine driven by an ATI card has all the widescreen resolutions.

Thanks for your help.

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