Toshiba Flat panel help

[Easygoing]

I hope someone can steer me in the right direction. I friend gave me a brand new Toshiba Tekbright 50D flat panel monitor. It has its own video card which has a S3 86C260 chip set. It is a PCI card. I installed it into my WindowsXP system and the driver that Windows selected has an error. I disabled the on_board video in the bios. I do get a display on the monitor but it does not cover the full screen.
I have searched the internet for a XP driver but I can't find one. I guess this is an old monitor. Is there anyway to get this to work? Thanks!

 

[AJPatel]

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I think their video card is probably pretty crappy. Do you have it running at the native resolution? Is it a DVI connector? I'd assume so since LCDs are digital by default with DVI. It's a surprise to me that it's cheaper to buy an LCD with VGA because they basically have to dumb down the technology that way. So the PCI card probably gives you the DVI port.

Does boot load full-screen? Is it only in Windows that the problem occurs?

 

[Easygoing]

It does have a different connector, Its not a VGA type plug. Its not just a Windows problem. I boots up small screen as well as in Windows. Thanks for helping me.

 

[AJPatel]

Does it look like this?

If so, it's a DVI cable. You might try buying a DVI to VGA converter or testing it out with a real DVI card in your AGP slot if you have one or asking a friend who has a DVI card to plug it up to that.

Pretty odd that Toshiba doesn't even list it on their site if you ask me!

 

[Easygoing]

The plug I have is not like that. It doesn't have pins more like a slot, if that makes sense.

 

[AJPatel]

Some specs I found

comes with a S3 ViRGE/MX and PCI graphics adapter

Searched for that S3 ViRGE/MX on Google and found this site

If LCD is active the CRT will always output 1024x768 (or whatever is the _physical_ LCD size) and smaller modes are zoomed to fit on the LCD unless you specify Option "lcd_center" in the device section.

But that's for X so that option will not apply. Just have to check what your resolution is maybe.

Then update your drivers but that wouldn't explain why it is like that out of Windows as well. I have no idea

 

[Easygoing]

Thanks AJ!!! You found a lot more on this than I have been able too and I spent a lot of time searching. I will go though all of this and let you know how I come out. Thanks again, very nice of you to take the time.

 

[DurocShark]

You have a "DFP" connector. It's signal compatible with DVI, but you need a DFP/DVI adapter. Yours, however, is going to be much cheaper than mine, I'm sure. Here's why:

The common DFP connector is actually called MBR20. A 20-pin mini-Centronics port. So there are adapters out there to convert MBR20 to DVI for $20-40. Then you need a DVI cable and you can use any DVI capable vid card.

My problem is I have a Samsung using an oddball subset of DFP with a MBR26. 26 pins! Arrrggghhhh!!! So my options are to use a 26 pin to 20 pin adapter, then a dvi adapter, then a dvi cable. Sigh. Or I can order from the company that handles Samsung spare parts the factory cable for $57 + $8 shipping with only a 30 day DOA warranty.

I'm thinking about hacking the friggin thing.

 

[Easygoing]

Thanks Shark, very useful information. I will check this out. Easy