Just bought a 22" widescreen monitor to replace my old 17" CRT, and all is great except the computer doesn't seem to have noticed there's been a change. Display properties is just giving me the same old set of screen resolution options - no 1680x1050 to be seen

So I went to the manufacturers site and downloaded the driver for it, but it's just three really small files, with no MENTION of where to put them and how to activate them.

Any clues? Cheers in advance. If this helps the monitor is Hyundai N220W, and I'm using onboard graphics not a dedicated cardOk I know I haven't given this very long but as well as being a *bump*, this reply will contain extra info 

One of the "three really small files" is a .inf which I undersatand is a driver file minus the fancy set up app. Sooo, I tried to "add hardware" and browsed to the location of the file by using the "have disk" option. I attempted to open it and was greeted with "The specified location does not contain INFORMATION about your hardware" Your onboard video may not support that resolution...more info on the machine OS, etc.OS: XP Home Service Pack 2
Graphics: S3 ProSavageDDR
Monitor: Hyundai N220W

Can't think what else would be relevant so hope that's of help.

If it is that the resolution isn't supported, does that mean I need a graphics card? If so I have just bought a Matrox G2+ PCI card, which I did try to install at the same time but I gave up on because I couldn't find drivers for it and it came up in really low RES, really jerky, and didn't show the bottom bar. Do you know if that card would be sufficient?That card looks to be a bit older and may or may not get the job done...but wait for one of our Resident Video Experts such as Calum to stroll in with more advice...if you wish to run a monitor of the size successfully you can buy a very cheap video card with a max resolution of 1680X1050 may i ask what the native resolution is and i can help you pick out a cheap one. Quote from: Betaa on March 18, 2008, 04:57:28 PM

if you wish to run a monitor of the size successfully you can buy a very cheap video card with a max resolution of 1680X1050 may i ask what the native resolution is and i can help you pick out a cheap one.