1600 x 900 resolution on Optiplex GX520 w/onboard Intel G45

New to this forum and never had a
problem with our various Dells
until this one -- here's the issue:

Is there any way to get 1600 x 900
with the onboard Intel video of this
model? Intel claims to have a
driver that can do this, but it
won't install, claims the system
requirements weren't met even
though the box has 2GB of RAM and a
fuktonne of disk space. Our old
tube monitors are beginning to fail
and it seems all the modern LCD
models want to see their native
resolution, which neither Dell's
nor Windows Update's drivers list
as available, even though Intel's
utility confirms the monitor can do
it. The closest I can get is an
old driver (probably from the WinXP
CD) that can do 1440 x 900 -- the
newest one from Windows Update
won't even do that.

Anyone run into this? Am I as
screwed as it seems I am? Is
adding a video card my only way
out? Several of our GX520s
already have two PCI cards
installed, so I'd like to avoid
that if possible.

Thanks in advance!

On Friday, August 24, 2012 4:04:04 PM UTC-4, Bruce Morgen wrote:
New to this forum and never had a

problem with our various Dells

until this one -- here's the issue:



Is there any way to get 1600 x 900

with the onboard Intel video of this

model? Intel claims to have a

driver that can do this, but it

won't install, claims the system

requirements weren't met even

though the box has 2GB of RAM and a

fuktonne of disk space. Our old

tube monitors are beginning to fail

and it seems all the modern LCD

models want to see their native

resolution, which neither Dell's

nor Windows Update's drivers list

as available, even though Intel's

utility confirms the monitor can do

it. The closest I can get is an

old driver (probably from the WinXP

CD) that can do 1440 x 900 -- the

newest one from Windows Update

won't even do that.



Anyone run into this? Am I as

screwed as it seems I am? Is

adding a video card my only way

out? Several of our GX520s

already have two PCI cards

installed, so I'd like to avoid

that if possible.



Thanks in advance!

Which Windows operating system? Have you downloaded the G45 drivers for your version of Windows from www.intel.com? ... Ben Myers

Ben Myers wrote:

On Friday, August 24, 2012 4:04:04 PM UTC-4, Bruce Morgen wrote:
New to this forum and never had a

problem with our various Dells

until this one -- here's the issue:



Is there any way to get 1600 x 900

with the onboard Intel video of this

model? Intel claims to have a

driver that can do this, but it

won't install, claims the system

requirements weren't met even

though the box has 2GB of RAM and a

fuktonne of disk space. Our old

tube monitors are beginning to fail

and it seems all the modern LCD

models want to see their native

resolution, which neither Dell's

nor Windows Update's drivers list

as available, even though Intel's

utility confirms the monitor can do

it. The closest I can get is an

old driver (probably from the WinXP

CD) that can do 1440 x 900 -- the

newest one from Windows Update

won't even do that.



Anyone run into this? Am I as

screwed as it seems I am? Is

adding a video card my only way

out? Several of our GX520s

already have two PCI cards

installed, so I'd like to avoid

that if possible.



Thanks in advance!

Which Windows operating system? Have you downloaded the G45 drivers for your version of Windows from www.intel.com? ... Ben Myers

WinXP and yes -- neither of
the available generic Intel
drivers will install as per
my original post, only the
old ones from Dell and from
Windows update work -- and
neither lists the resolution
I need after they've been
installed. Frustrating....

Bruce Morgen wrote in
:

Ben Myers wrote:

On Friday, August 24, 2012 4:04:04 PM UTC-4, Bruce Morgen wrote:
New to this forum and never had a

problem with our various Dells

until this one -- here's the issue:



Is there any way to get 1600 x 900

with the onboard Intel video of this

model? Intel claims to have a

driver that can do this, but it

won't install, claims the system

requirements weren't met even

though the box has 2GB of RAM and a

fuktonne of disk space. Our old

tube monitors are beginning to fail

and it seems all the modern LCD

models want to see their native

resolution, which neither Dell's

nor Windows Update's drivers list

as available, even though Intel's

utility confirms the monitor can do

it. The closest I can get is an

old driver (probably from the WinXP

CD) that can do 1440 x 900 -- the

newest one from Windows Update

won't even do that.



Anyone run into this? Am I as

screwed as it seems I am? Is

adding a video card my only way

out? Several of our GX520s

already have two PCI cards

installed, so I'd like to avoid

that if possible.



Thanks in advance!

Which Windows operating system? Have you downloaded the G45 drivers
for your version of Windows from www.intel.com? ... Ben Myers

WinXP and yes -- neither of
the available generic Intel
drivers will install as per
my original post, only the
old ones from Dell and from
Windows update work -- and
neither lists the resolution
I need after they've been
installed. Frustrating....


Long shot here, because you probably already did this, but...
When you say "...neither lists the resolution...", do you mean under
"List All Modes" in the Adapter tab? If yes, then:

Click on the Monitor tab, and uncheck "Hide modes that this monitor
cannot display" and read the caution, then click Apply, OK, then go back
to the Adapter tab and see if additional resolutions are revealed.

I once had to do this when all indications were that the new video card
would drive my LCD monitor at the desired resolution, but the resolution
wasn't appearing under List All Modes. I ignored the caution in the
Monitor tab, and haven't had any problems.

Good luck.