[B] I bought a second hand 17inch monitor, i used to have a 15inch but i cant get it to fill up the whole screen, i have tried to adjust the resolution etc but to no avail

any suggestions

milly

Hi beanie2blue ,

Did you try to adjust the monitor, or just the resolution on the computer, and did you get a manual with the monitor?

Could you also give us some more information, the name of the monitor, and some information about your computer.

Someone will be along to help.

hi there

i adjusted the computer resolution settings and the monitor cant be adjusted any further, and im afraid i didnt get a manual with the monitor, the screen isnt distorted or anything, i just wanted to take full advantage of having a 17inch monitor

this is the make and info on monitor

PHILIPS BRILLIANCE 107(17inch/CM8800) [Monitor

hope this helps

milly

The adjustment on your monitor is a function of two things: the video card in your computer, and what the monitor is capable of.

First, boot up and Right click on your desktop screen. A box will pop up, click "Properties". Another box will appear, click the far Right tab, "Settings". The Resolution Slider is on the Left, and you should be able to set it as high as it will allow; 1024x768 is usually good. Click "Color Quality" on the Right, and select "32 bit color" in the drop down box. Click Apply. The computer may or may no have to restart.

If these settings are already in place, then there should be controls on the monitor itself to stretch and shrink the image, as well as move the entire screen side to side and up and down.

this monitor must be ancient there are no buttons to adjust size to stretch

i changed the settings as you suggested lol everything went tiny

milly

Hi milly,
This is because you did not loaded the proper video card drivers yet.
As I suggested in your other post, you must provide your video card make and model, before we try to solve your problems.

Chris

[B] does the video driver name begin with Nvidia?

milly

beanie2blue, what happens if you moved the Slider is on the Left, to "Less" 800X600, and leave Color Quality on the Right, at "Highest 32 bit color"? or was it like that before?

Just a thought.

Lorraine

Hi Lorraine

That is what it is set to now

I think i need to format my hard drive, but i have no idea how to do it, can anyone tell me how?

milly

QUOTE (beanie2blue @ Aug 12 2005, 05:03 PM)

this monitor must be ancient there are no buttons to adjust size to stretch

If there are no buttons/controls anywhere on the monitor (make sure you check carefully), it would have software to make the adjustments you are looking for. You will need to find that software.

Thanks thats very helpfull

There are buttons , but they are for brightness, contrast, volume and mute but i will try to find software for monitor thanks.

milly

You may want to try the buttons in combinations. It could bring up a menu. Also, check carefully to make sure there is not another, possibly-hard-to-see, button that might bring up a menu.

This monitor needs its proper drivers to work.
You can download them from
http://members.driverguide.com/driver/deta...driverid=119299

QUOTE

This is the original CustoMax setup for the Brilliance-107. Designed for Windows95/98 but works fine on Windows 2000pro (should also therefore work on XP although not tested by me). As you cannot adjust the screen size and position on the 107 without this software it is essential

Chris

[COLOR=red]YIPEE

something actually works Thanks Chris

Downloaded driver for monitor i now have a lovely 17inch monitor

milly

Glad that it worked milly