Issues with Dell 2405FPW

[zylander]

I just got my 2405FPW in the mail from Dell today. I hooked it up and ran a couple games through it ad it was running fine. But, now I cant get the monitor to show anything. Ill turn on the computer and and I can hear it get into windows because the windows music plays through my speakers, but the screen stays blank. When I push the menu button on the monitor, it says that the monitor is in power save mode and that I need to push any button on the key board for it to turn on, but when I press a key, nothing happens.

Also, the computer wont recognize it as a Dell monitor, its still labeled as a generic plug and play monitor, even after I installed everything on the dell cd. Any ideas as to whats going on? THanks.

 

[firebyyrd]

Might just be a defective monitor Dell sent to you. Just talk it over with a Dell customer representative and I am sure you can return it for a new one.

 

[zylander]

Well I think I fixed the power save mode problem. i reinstalled all my drivers for ym card and monitor and I it seems to be working now. But my computer is still seeing it as a plug and play monitor and not a dell. Should I be worried about this? Does it really matter if the comp doesnt identify it for what it is so long as it works?

 

[jfunk]

It shouldn't really matter, but you'll probably need to manually change the driver and point it to the dell one to make it say the model.

 

[ayabe]

Originally posted by: zylander
Well I think I fixed the power save mode problem. i reinstalled all my drivers for ym card and monitor and I it seems to be working now. But my computer is still seeing it as a plug and play monitor and not a dell. Should I be worried about this? Does it really matter if the comp doesnt identify it for what it is so long as it works?

The only issue I see with that is that it might be not report the correct refresh rates for different resolutions.