help with monitor resolution!

[SXRguyinMA]

alright I just picked up a Samsung syncmaster 226bw from Nightrainsrt4. I can't set it to it's optimum resolution (1680x1050). all I have for choices are 1440x900 or 1600x1200. I got the latest drivers from Samsung's site but it didn't help. anyone have any ideas?

[slaveofconvention]

Have you tried updating your graphics driver too?

[diluzio91]

what cable are you using? If its non digital you might have to click "show resolutions not revealed by this monitor"

[SXRguyinMA]

I'm using a VGA cable, not a DVI. if I open CCC, go to properties, then configure, under "monitor attributes" I can uncheck the box next to "Use Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) or driver defaults" then I can select the proper resolution and refresh rate. I click "apply" then a box comes up and says "applying changes" then CCC goes back to the main screen and doesn't actually change the resolution lol :?

[SXRguyinMA]

ok for some reason when I uncheck the EDID box and hit apply, it says applying settings then it pops back up with it checked again! GRRRRR

[SXRguyinMA]

alright so uninstalling CCC didn't help at all. Neither did upgrading to the latest 10.8 (8/25/10). I did find this (http://www.overclock.net/faqs/47971-how-set-whatever-res-i-want.html) though. anyone think it'll work?

[SXRguyinMA]

alright so I upgraded CCC from 10.7 to 10.8, no go. uninstalled completely, rebooted, reinstalled 10.8, and was able to uncheck the EDID box and set it to 1680x1050. grrr what a hassle! ah well, all better now :D

[diluzio91]

lol... thats why i love digital signal... less hastle... i couldnt get my TV to run at 1920x1080 over Vga with windows 7.. but as soon as i popped in a dvi to hdmi cable and turned off overscan it worked.

[SXRguyinMA]

I've read about this issue a lot with these 16:10 monitors, it's got something to do with the EDID not be flashed right @ the factory, so the monitor won't tell the computer the proper resolution it can display..

Microsoft has a whole article on changing the .inf file for the monitor driver to change the resolutions, or to make a new one altogether, but that was a little out of my league lol

[SXRguyinMA]

and another thing I just found out...apparently the crossfire bridge can only go one one way? I had it on, but CCC wouldn't enable crossfire, it said the bridge had to be connected properly. I shut down, swapped the connector around, rebooted, and all is good :?

[NightrainSrt4]

Sorry about the trouble again. I had a working pair of digital and analog drivers for that screen before I lost data off a hdd.

Had the same issue on my desktop, but worked fine out of the box on my M11x. I just googled "226bw digital driver" or analog in the other case.