DVI cable not allowing monitors full resolution...

Rob Williams · 10-19-2006, 05:04 PM

Hey all,

I recently picked up two DVI-D / DVI-D cables, because I had the DVI-I / DVI-I cable die on me, that I use to connect my benching PC to my television.

At any rate, I received the cables today, and the PC connected to the PC works no problem, but the other one connecting to my standard 17" LCD does not. The problem is, it forces 1024 * 768 even though 1280*1024 is the monitors native resolution.

So, when I choose 1280, the entire screen goes blank and I have to wait for the video driver to reset itself. Is there any reason for this? The monitor supports digital output (or so I thought), but it seems the lack of the analog pins is forcing the wrong resolution.

Thanks!

madstork91 · 10-20-2006, 01:22 PM

A solution to this might actually help me... the default resolution for my monitor/tv is that 1028x700 something crap... so everytime i install or run something new i have to change it manually. Sometimes i get the same error. So im stuck in an unwanted high def setting.

I just gave up on finding a solution when i googled to no avail, but if someone knows something...

you would win a free @ sign designated as a cookie. Maybe more than one ;-)

Rob Williams · 10-21-2006, 11:41 AM

Yeah, it's rather annoying. I am glad the cable works for my TV no problem, but I bought two so that I could use it on my main rig.

Your problem sounds similar though... Check your cable to see if it's a DVI-I or DVI-D. DVI-I is probably -not- what it is... it in addition to the regular pins, has the little notch, and then four pins around it. DVI-D doesn't have those additional pins, which is used for Analog only.

10-19-2006, 05:04 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	DVI cable not allowing monitors full resolution... Hey all, I recently picked up two DVI-D / DVI-D cables, because I had the DVI-I / DVI-I cable die on me, that I use to connect my benching PC to my television. At any rate, I received the cables today, and the PC connected to the PC works no problem, but the other one connecting to my standard 17" LCD does not. The problem is, it forces 1024 * 768 even though 1280*1024 is the monitors native resolution. So, when I choose 1280, the entire screen goes blank and I have to wait for the video driver to reset itself. Is there any reason for this? The monitor supports digital output (or so I thought), but it seems the lack of the analog pins is forcing the wrong resolution. Thanks! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

10-20-2006, 01:22 PM	#2
madstork91 The One, The Only... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: TEXAS! Posts: 1,434	A solution to this might actually help me... the default resolution for my monitor/tv is that 1028x700 something crap... so everytime i install or run something new i have to change it manually. Sometimes i get the same error. So im stuck in an unwanted high def setting. I just gave up on finding a solution when i googled to no avail, but if someone knows something... you would win a free @ sign designated as a cookie. Maybe more than one ;-) __________________ ..

10-21-2006, 11:41 AM	#3
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Yeah, it's rather annoying. I am glad the cable works for my TV no problem, but I bought two so that I could use it on my main rig. Your problem sounds similar though... Check your cable to see if it's a DVI-I or DVI-D. DVI-I is probably -not- what it is... it in addition to the regular pins, has the little notch, and then four pins around it. DVI-D doesn't have those additional pins, which is used for Analog only. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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