My dell fp2001 picture is screwed up on DVI... HELP!

[Phokus]

Hey guys, my dell fp20001 LCD just arrived.

For some reason, when i plug it in with the DVI cable into the DVI connection on my video card, it gives me a real screwed up picture. It's jittery, there's lines running across it, it's blurry and everything. It works fine on the analog 15 pin connection to the analog connection on my video card though.

I tried adjusting the resolution to it's native resolution (1600x1200) and that didn't help. I tried downing the refresh rate to 60 hz. I tried adjusting the color bits to 16 bit. Nothing helped.

Anyone have any ideas? (i have a radeon 9800 video card btw). And i'm using the DVI-D connection.

Thanks.


Picture of the monitor on DVI... so screwed up

 

[LASTGUY2GETPS2]

Have you tried installing the CD that came with you monitor? I know the 1800FP came with a driver cd thingy.

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: LASTGUY2GETPS2
Have you tried installing the CD that came with you monitor? I know the 1800FP came with a driver cd thingy.

I did that... didn't help me

 

[LASTGUY2GETPS2]

Long shot but would you happen to have another DVI cable to test it out? Maybe the cable is faulty?

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: LASTGUY2GETPS2
Long shot but would you happen to have another DVI cable to test it out? Maybe the cable is faulty?

Maybe, i dunno... i already looked at the pins of the DVI cable and nothing is bent. This is a brand new monitor, that'd be really weird if that was the problem though...

 

[ponyo]

Go into your Catalyst driver and check "Reduce DVI frequency." That should fix it.

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: Naustica
Go into your Catalyst driver and check "Reduce DVI frequency." That should fix it.

HEY THAT WORKED! THanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!