Monitor detected as Default

[OldMX]

I upgraded a friend´s old Savage4 Number9 8mb agp on a IBM Aptiva computer and that card detected correctly the monitor model and stuff, but after i replaced the card with a Jaton FX5200 256mb, the new card wont detect the monitor again (sees it as default, not even plug and play), we even reinstalled windows but that didnt help, what could be wrong?

I need the monitor to be detected correctly so refresh rates work correctly on all games.

Thanks in advance

OldMX

 

[Mikey20]

Neither the videocard nor windows gives you the correct drivers for your monitor anyways. You need specific drivers for your monitor. Look up their website which ever make/model your monitor is. If you have something like a dell computer where it comes with a driver resource cd where it has all the drivers for your system. The only way is to install the correct drivers for the monitor. Search on google for it.

 

[OldMX]

With old videocard the monitor was detected by windows with the correct brand/model/resolution, etc.

Still confused

OldMX

 

[Mikey20]

This happens when you swap videocards...sorry to say but to fix this for sure would require you to format the hard drive clean and install the new videocard. Thats guaranteed no problems. Windows is confused also

 

[jomiwic]

I'm going out on a limb and guess the OS you are using is a Win9X variant?

If it is go into Device Manager in Safe Mode and remove all occurences of 'Display Adapters' and 'Monitors'.

Shut down and restart.

If Windows doesn't correctly re-detect your graphics card and monitor, go back into 'Device Manager' and look for the 'Display Adapter' again. Highlight the graphics card named and click on 'Properties' at the bottom of the window.

Select the 'Driver' tab and click on the 'Update Driver' button.

Select 'Specify location of driver', then click 'Next'

Select 'Display a list...', then next.

Select 'Show all hardware' beneath the two white boxes.

At the top of the left hand box(window) Select '(Standard Display Types)'

In the right hand box select 'Standard PCI Display Adapter', then click next.

Shut Down and Restart the PC. Then remove all nVidia drivers (the new drivers you used for the new card). Shut down and restart the PC.

Re-Install the new drivers for the nVidia graphics card. You may not get the monitors correct ID to come back but you should get the refresh rates to re-appear under the 'Adapter' tab in the 'Advanced' portion of the 'Display Properties' (right click desktop-select properties-settings-advanced-adapter).

 

[OldMX]

Operating System is WindowsXP pro with SP1 slipstreamed.

Card drivers are 52.16 bundled with install disk.

It was a clean install after swapping cards.

Old card (savage4) detected monitor by its exact model IBM something.

any ideas?

OldMX

 

[Pagan Wizard]

Sounds like it might be a propriatary (spelling) issue. The old video card was made specifically for that PC and was paired with that monitor. As mentioned before, try to visit IBM's web page or the web page of the manufacturer of the monitor, and see if there are updated drivers for the monitor. There should be nothing wrong with the PC or the new video card, it is just an older monitor that is not recognized by the new video card.

 

[OldMX]

Sounds reasonable, i´ll try searching drivers for that monito at ibm dot com and see what happens.

Thanks a lot

OldMX

 

[User Name]

i have the same problem too.

no matter what i do, the monitor still detected as 'default monitor'. tried updating the driver with the manufacturer driver still no go

 

[OldMX]

Still no go

 

[0ldman]

Do you know the full line of specs for the monitor?
Can you force a generic monitor driver?

I take it this was an IBM factory install you wiped and reloaded?
odds are your monitor driver is on there somewhere... I'm betting its not originally XP tho...