Cannot change screen resolution from 640x480

[Chris]

Monitor type = "Default" and so it gives me no choices of
monitor types under "Properties". My monitor is a
Packard Bell 1402S. It used to work until I re-blasted
the PC with the restore disk. Now it's stuck at
640x480. When I check the video card hardware status, it
says "Null". Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank
you!

[Frenchy]

"Chris" > wrote in message
...
> Monitor type = "Default" and so it gives me no choices of
> monitor types under "Properties". My monitor is a
> Packard Bell 1402S. It used to work until I re-blasted
> the PC with the restore disk. Now it's stuck at
> 640x480. When I check the video card hardware status, it
> says "Null". Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank
> you!

Your Video Card (and it's software/drivers) is the problem, not the Monitor.

Try installing the latest drivers for the card.

If that don't work, try removing the card (carefully, as some have a lock latch on the far
end of the AGP slot). Then re-installing or pop in another card from a store/friend/old PC
that U know will work.

Make sure you haven't clicked the :Safe to remove Hardware" icon in the bottom right tray,
that disables some video cards.

--
Frenchy
Replace "invalid" in address with
co.nz

[Chris]

Thanks for the tips! I was able to re-install the video
driver and it worked. Thank goodness it wasn't the
hardware. I really appreciate your help! I was stuck and
didn't know what to do.

Thanks,
Chris

>-----Original Message-----
>
>"Chris" > wrote in message
...
>> Monitor type = "Default" and so it gives me no choices
of
>> monitor types under "Properties". My monitor is a
>> Packard Bell 1402S. It used to work until I re-blasted
>> the PC with the restore disk. Now it's stuck at
>> 640x480. When I check the video card hardware status,
it
>> says "Null". Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank
>> you!
>
>Your Video Card (and it's software/drivers) is the
problem, not the Monitor.
>
>Try installing the latest drivers for the card.
>
>If that don't work, try removing the card (carefully, as
some have a lock latch on the far
>end of the AGP slot). Then re-installing or pop in
another card from a store/friend/old PC
>that U know will work.
>
>Make sure you haven't clicked the :Safe to remove
Hardware" icon in the bottom right tray,
>that disables some video cards.
>
>--
>Frenchy
>Replace "invalid" in address with
>co.nz
>
>
>
>.
>