Montior turns into balloon @ 600x800. help.

[electricfro]

Howdy gang. I just set up my first system this weekend and everythings run without a hitch except for a perculiar problem with my monitor. I have an old Compaq 17" monitor that displays fine in 640x480, but when I bump it up to 800x600 the width of my screen "balloons" out at the middle, as if someone was stretching it apart.

Look below at the hilarious "Generic representation" of my monitorial mayhem below:

Standard monitor screen area. Looks like a square.

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"hi, i'm a square."

My Monitor. Corners are pinched and middle area buldges out.
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(_) "i'm hungry"

I have yet to view the monitor in 1028x768 so i don't know if the problem will occur at this setting. I have never run across this before and don't know where to begin (hardware vs. software issue?) The physical controls on the monitor can only adjust height, width, intensity, position. Windows correctly recognizes the monitor and Video card. I have also peeked in the video card properties but don't seem to find anything that would address this issue. I don't have the driver versions, they were off the cd, for the Kyro II with me but I can provide them if you think it would be of assistance. forgive me, this is my first system build. come faithful geeks, i beg of you.


17" Compaq Monitor (model #171FS: 1028x768max, 75hz max, 32bit, out of warranty)
Epox 8k7A
Crucial 2100 256MB
Kyro II 4500
SB Live! Value
Duron 750
Toshiba DVD/CD 1502
Windows 98SE

 

[AppleTalking]

Well, looks like you have a geometry problem with your monitor. Unfortunately, it also looks like your monitor does not have a way to set the geometry. Therefore, I guess you need to either run it in 1024x768 or get a new monitor.

Sorry, there's nothing else I can think of at the moment.
Nick

 

[electricfro]

Anyone else care to through in their .02 cents? It might end up saving me 180$.

Thanks anyways AppleTalking.

 

[Compellor]

Changing the refresh rate might fix it. It may be defaulting to either 60 Hz or the funky 72 Hz setting (or maybe something near 100 Hz?). See if you can't get it to set at 75 Hz or 85 Hz.

 

[electricfro]

Hey Thanks Compellor!

I set my refresh to 72hz (strange, I know) and the pin cushion'd screen disappeared. now my eyes are beginning to bleed. is a refresh rate that low bad on the eyes?