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  1. 2007-04-24 04:46 #1
    Kiro
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    So lyk..

    I bought a new monitor, resolution is at 1440x900 now. None of my games (except FFXI) work anymore! Only thing that's changed from my last monitor is the resolution, and I'm using DVI instead of VGA. So.. lyk, I switched back to VGA and lowered the resolution to 1280x1024 and they STILL DON'T WORK!

    Help plx.

    Edit: Yes I installed drivers from the CD that came with the monitor.
  2. 2007-04-24 05:14 #2
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    Make sure your graphics card doesn't have a funny incompatibility with your new monitor?
  3. 2007-04-24 05:16 #3
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    ARGH I KNEW THIS OLD NIGNOG CARD WOULD SCREW ME OVER SOMEDAY!
  4. 2007-04-24 05:22 #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiro
    ARGH I KNEW THIS OLD NIGNOG CARD WOULD SCREW ME OVER SOMEDAY!
    lol, not saying it's that but wouldn't hurt to make sure, alllsooo; Does the monitor support the refresh rate that the card is set to?
  5. 2007-04-24 06:20 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fallso
    Quote Originally Posted by Kiro
    ARGH I KNEW THIS OLD NIGNOG CARD WOULD SCREW ME OVER SOMEDAY!
    lol, not saying it's that but wouldn't hurt to make sure, alllsooo; Does the monitor support the refresh rate that the card is set to?
    Yosh.

    Edit: Meh, this is weird. Only my Steam games and Battlefield 2 don't work. All my other games work fine. :<
  6. 2007-04-24 06:55 #6
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    Try running the games in 1024X768.

    What error do you get when you try to run them?
  7. 2007-04-24 07:40 #7
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    No error. The game is running fine, I just can't see it. Black screen onry.
  8. 2007-04-24 14:33 #8
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    Try this... I found it on a Battlefield forum

    If your having problems with your ATI graphics card and the DVI monitor input. Please follow these directions:

    BF1942 (PC) - Video - Menu to large on ATI video cards using DVI
    PROBLEM:
    When attempting to play the game on ATI video cards using DVI outputs to a flatpanel monitor after installing the 1.6 patch the main menu is displayed larger then the viewable resolution of the monitor.

    SOULTION:
    This is caused by the manner in which the 1.6 patch interacts with ATI video cards using DVI. To allow the game to be run such that the main menu is not oversized the following changes need to be made*:

    1. Double Click My Computer
    2. Double Click C:\
    3. Double Click Program Files
    4. Double Click EA GAMES
    5. Double Click Battlefield 1942
    6. Double Click Mods
    7. Double Click bf1942
    8. Double Click Settings
    9. Right-Click VideoDefault.con and choose Open (if prompted for a program to use select Wordpad)
    10. Edit the line renderer.allowAllRefreshRates 1 to renderer.allowAllRefreshRates 0
    11. Save and Close the file.

    This will cause the game to run with the main menu at the proper resolution. *Please note by following the steps above the game must be run with a refresh rate of 60hz. Running the game at a higher refresh rate will result in a crash following a black screen when attempting to start the game.