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1905 FP Ultrasharp and SetUp F2 Menu
Running Dell 8400 with the 1905FP, ATI PCI Express 300SE, connected via DVI cable.
System display is great, however tried to access the F2 Setup menu. Display says " 2. Digital Input: Cannot display This Video Mode".
Assume this means cannot display F12 Boot Menu, or Safemode also since DVI activates after Windows XP boots?
Does everyone else have this problem?
Dell solution at this time is to disconnect the DVI and connect the VGA cable, do your changes then switch back !!!
Would I miss out on much if I set up my system using the analog VGA and left it that way?
Any comments would be appreciated.
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Posted November 18th, 2004 12:00
hkguo,
Did you have the same problem KR has when the X800SE was installed?
DELL-Chris M (old account)
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Posted November 19th, 2004 00:00
Chris, the short answer - no. I was able to get into set up and safe mode with the X800SE. The SE seemed to be a very good card.
Off Topic - The only reason I changed the card was I bought the 8400 to play of all things SimCity 4 (which is a p*g of a game to run) and have basically been getting performance which is worse than my trusty old Dim4100. I thought (hoped) switching to an Nvidia card might solve my issues as the game doesn't sit well with ATi cards - the change brought zero improvement - tearing my hair out.
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Posted November 22nd, 2004 20:00
Recieved a call the other day from Dell rep. He said that tech said they are aware of the problem and temporary? solution is to leave DVI cable hooked up, boot up and press F2, F8 or selection > screen will say cannot display, then press the minus button on the monitor twice (analog then back to digital) and the screen will now show. And, it does!!
Not sure what temporary is, but Dell seemed to think it was with the monitor - but if the ATI 800 worked perhaps it is with the ATI 300 SE card ??
Chris any assistance you can provide would be appreciated.
hkguo
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Posted November 18th, 2004 03:00