Can't get 1680 by 1050 resolution

[bagelred]

OK, so we have a Dell 22" Monitor that we are trying to use on our older Dell system. The monitor states it has a 1680 by 1050 resolution.

The monitor obviously works with the system as I am using it right now. However, when I go Start, Control panel, change display settings, there is no option for 1680 by 1050. The closest reolutions are 1600 by 1200 or 1600 by 1000.

In addtion, if I try to use 1600 by 1200 resolution, it does not work. The screen goes black with a message across the front saying "Analog Input: Cannot Display This Video....Optimum Resolution 1680 by 1050 60 Hz". Then after about 30 seconds, the XP screen just comes back on.......

Apparently, the video card I have is NVIDIA GeForce 4MX 440 w/APG 8X. It says memory for video card is 64 MB? Plug and Play.....

Additional Info: 768 MB of memory, 40 GB HD, Windows XP, Dell Desktop Pentium 4.


So what do I need to do exactly? Can I use this monitor at its native resolution? Is the video card too outdated? Do I need to download a driver or something? Any help, instructions, or links to what to do would be very much appreciated. Thanks.....

 

[FlashDude]

Does the driver say Microsoft? If so download the nivida specific driver. If the resolution still doesn't work you need to upgrade your video card.

Here is the latest driver: ForceWare Windows XP/2000 32-bit

A cheap little card like this would work great. Newegg.com - VisionTek 900128 Radeon X1050 256MB GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

 

[carnageX]

Your card probably can't support the resolution. Make sure drivers are up do date like FlashDude said, and see. I'd say its the card thats the problem though.

 

[Nitestick]

there was some software i recall using a long time ago to get around some resolution choice problems, i think it was called Powerstrip. it also allowed GPU overclocking.

 

[bagelred]

Does the driver say Microsoft? If so download the nivida specific driver. If the resolution still doesn't work you need to upgrade your video card.

Here is the latest driver: ForceWare Windows XP/2000 32-bit

A cheap little card like this would work great. Newegg.com - VisionTek 900128 Radeon X1050 256MB GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Does driver say Microsoft? Um...where? I just tried to look up system specs and told me that computer had that NVIDIA video card. I don't think the video card is replaceable in this desktop....I could be wrong.

I'll download the driver, but is there a chance it could mess something up instead?

Thanks for help guys.

 

[carnageX]

Unless its integrated video, then the card should be replaceable.