xenarc came today... confused

chrislloyd · 03-31-2005, 03:18 PM

my 700idt came today... thanks mp3car store.

im confused... i read all the stuff about stuff stretching and everything when running 800*600 displays... and there is a quest for 800*480. i made assumptions

im running my desktop @ 800*600. the screen keeps auto adjusting to 800*480. is it not possible to force the display to go to 600? i cant even see the start menu.

im running the via m1000 with the onboard video. im planning on centrafuse with the 800x600 stretched skin. i assumed my bios would be 800*600 and my display setting would be the same. am i confused... or will i never be able to see my full desktop?? i must be missing something obvious.

help

Gobby · 03-31-2005, 03:24 PM

Check your display settings and the frequency it is sending out.

Its under advanced on the Last tab of Display Settings.

chrislloyd · 03-31-2005, 03:37 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by UK_MP3Car

Check your display settings and the frequency it is sending out.

Its under advanced on the Last tab of Display Settings.

sorry... do you mean the refresh rate?? i dont see "frequency"

tj!2k4 · 03-31-2005, 03:43 PM

Yes, play with the refresh rate. I forget what it shoudl be at..60? 75?

CdRsKuLL · 03-31-2005, 03:46 PM

I had to set mine at 75 to get it to show at 800x600, works great now :-)

CdR

chrislloyd · 03-31-2005, 03:46 PM

ok... did that. @ 60hz... it dosent show the entire dektop... so i moved to 75hz... that shows the whole desktop... but i get the fuzzy lines in the screen that way..... its not crisp like @ 60hz

do i live with this??

tj!2k4 · 03-31-2005, 03:54 PM

Phase setting on the LCD, I think..

chrislloyd · 03-31-2005, 03:58 PM

ill play with that next... thanks!

chrislloyd · 03-31-2005, 04:05 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by tj!2k4

Phase setting on the LCD, I think..

played with the phase... dosent seem to have any effect. i changed the phase by a level of 20 each time. after each change.. i cycled the power.

love being able to see the whole screen... the sync lines are a bit annoying.

noah82 · 03-31-2005, 05:14 PM

Try the auto adjust feature of the LCD

chrislloyd · 03-31-2005, 05:25 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by noah82

Try the auto adjust feature of the LCD

this didnt clear up the display either... still looks substancially better @ 60hz....just dont get the whole desktop

Hark · 03-31-2005, 09:55 PM

http://www.xenarc.com/faq.html#QA1

This is what I had to do to get the resolution correct - using PowerStrip and the settings that Xenarc suggested at the link above. Looks perfect in native resolution now.

chrislloyd · 04-01-2005, 09:41 AM

thanks... i will look into that next

chrislloyd · 04-04-2005, 06:27 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Hark

http://www.xenarc.com/faq.html#QA1

This is what I had to do to get the resolution correct - using PowerStrip and the settings that Xenarc suggested at the link above. Looks perfect in native resolution now.

well after playing around with the powerstrip... i realized that i cannot do custom resolutions with the S3 video chipset

so im fine with the 800 x 600.... but is there any other way i can stop the lines from coming through the display?? i need the 75hz refresh to get 800*600.... but that refresh causes the horizontal lines. (i dont know what those lines are called)

this is the last step before the install!

tj!2k4 · 04-04-2005, 06:32 PM

I seem to recall having a similar issue at first with my Xenarc, but don't recall what made it go away. Maybe it's a grounding issue? Try using the same power and ground as the PC..