- Feb 6, 2007
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So this is a weird one. I just upgraded from a GTX 680 to a GTX 980 ti. The 980 has one DVI port, one HDMI and three Displayports. I currently have the HDMI running to my HDTV/home entertainment center, the DVI to an older BenQ FP241WZ, and a Displayport to a Dell U2412M, with the Dell functioning as the primary display. The Displayport is new for me; the Dell had previously been connected to the 680 via DVI, but that's no longer an option due to a lack of ports on the new card. The HDMI port has to be used for the entertainment center, and the BenQ doesn't have any Displayport connections.
So I typically put the computer (running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit) in sleep mode if I'm leaving for a while. I've done this a couple times over the past couple days with the monitors installed in the current configuration, and there hasn't been any issue. Today, my wife turned on the machine, and the resolution on the Dell (connected through Displayport) was locked at 640 x 480, and the BenQ (connected through DVI) had defaulted to primary. The BenQ was still operating at the native resolution of 1920 x 1200. I figured a restart might fix things, but the Dell was still locked at 640 x 480. I tried talking her through various settings in the Nvidia control panel relating to multi-monitor and resolution; I even had her try setting up a custom resolution at 1920x1200@60Hz. Nothing worked. The monitor seems locked at 640 x 480 and won't accept any other signal.
Unfortunately I'm not at home, so I can't actually see the problem firsthand for a few more hours. But is this a known thing? I did some quick Googling and found other people having issues with Displayport connections on Dell monitors. I even went ahead and ordered a Displayport to DVI adapter with the hopes that I can run that to the BenQ and use the DVI port on the graphics card for the Dell (to get Displayport completely out of the question for the Dell). But is there something else I haven't considered? Is this just a known issue with all Displayport connections, and I can't use Sleep mode in Windows 7 anymore? Do newer monitors, especially of the GSync variety, suffer from this issue? I might be looking to upgrade to a newer monitor anyway, and if this is going to continue giving me fits, it may force my hand.
Thoughts, things to try, general information about my predicament?
So I typically put the computer (running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit) in sleep mode if I'm leaving for a while. I've done this a couple times over the past couple days with the monitors installed in the current configuration, and there hasn't been any issue. Today, my wife turned on the machine, and the resolution on the Dell (connected through Displayport) was locked at 640 x 480, and the BenQ (connected through DVI) had defaulted to primary. The BenQ was still operating at the native resolution of 1920 x 1200. I figured a restart might fix things, but the Dell was still locked at 640 x 480. I tried talking her through various settings in the Nvidia control panel relating to multi-monitor and resolution; I even had her try setting up a custom resolution at 1920x1200@60Hz. Nothing worked. The monitor seems locked at 640 x 480 and won't accept any other signal.
Unfortunately I'm not at home, so I can't actually see the problem firsthand for a few more hours. But is this a known thing? I did some quick Googling and found other people having issues with Displayport connections on Dell monitors. I even went ahead and ordered a Displayport to DVI adapter with the hopes that I can run that to the BenQ and use the DVI port on the graphics card for the Dell (to get Displayport completely out of the question for the Dell). But is there something else I haven't considered? Is this just a known issue with all Displayport connections, and I can't use Sleep mode in Windows 7 anymore? Do newer monitors, especially of the GSync variety, suffer from this issue? I might be looking to upgrade to a newer monitor anyway, and if this is going to continue giving me fits, it may force my hand.
Thoughts, things to try, general information about my predicament?
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