Monitor Driver Problem- Low Resolution

Jacen17 · 12-03-2007, 10:26 PM

I am running Windows XP SP 2 on a Dell laptop, the video adapter is a Mobile Intel 945 GM Express Chipset Family.

I bought a Westinghouse 22" widescreen monitor so I could set up dual display. I plugged it in, etc, and everything works fine except the resolution is too low and there is no option to increase it. The monitor comes up as a "plug and play" in Graphics Properties, but I can't change the resolution higher than 1024 x 768.

I'm pretty sure this is a driver problem, Westinghouse monitors don't come with drivers so I cant get any there. I updated my video adapter driver and it did work briefly (I could change the resolution to 1680 x1050) but a week later it went back to low resolution.

Any help is appreciated.

Jacen17 · 12-12-2007, 01:33 AM

anyone? still havent figured it out, now I've tried both XP and Vista.

12-03-2007, 10:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jacen17 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP Home SP2	Monitor Driver Problem- Low Resolution I am running Windows XP SP 2 on a Dell laptop, the video adapter is a Mobile Intel 945 GM Express Chipset Family. I bought a Westinghouse 22" widescreen monitor so I could set up dual display. I plugged it in, etc, and everything works fine except the resolution is too low and there is no option to increase it. The monitor comes up as a "plug and play" in Graphics Properties, but I can't change the resolution higher than 1024 x 768. I'm pretty sure this is a driver problem, Westinghouse monitors don't come with drivers so I cant get any there. I updated my video adapter driver and it did work briefly (I could change the resolution to 1680 x1050) but a week later it went back to low resolution. Any help is appreciated.

12-12-2007, 01:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jacen17 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP Home SP2	Re: Monitor Driver Problem- Low Resolution anyone? still havent figured it out, now I've tried both XP and Vista.