Monitor Resolution Questions-Reformatted Dell

[rydin4life]

I reformatted a friends xp machine and I need the drivers for the monitor from Dell. i downloaded and ran them, but I still can't adjust the resolution above 640x480. When I go into device manager the "VGA Controller" has the famed yellow exclamation mark beside it. How do I get the drivers for the vga controller since that is apparently the problem, and I don't see them on Dell's site. The pc is a dimension 2400 and the monitor is an e773c.

 

[TFT]

Perhaps this download may be of some help
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/GR...n-2400-Intel-Grantsdale-Graphics-Driver.shtml

 

[rydin4life]

They're running a Celeron processor, does that matter?

 

[porterjw]

They're running a Celeron processor, does that matter?

No.

 

[rydin4life]

what exactly does that driver do?

 

[porterjw]

Video drivers allow for monitors to be set to the proper resolution.

Why not just to go Dell's website, click on Support, then Drivers and Downloads? Enter your system or Service Tag and it will list all drivers for your system.

Or...click on this link and enter your Service Tag: http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen

 

[footballdude2k3]

drivers tell computers what they are allowed to do, basically it sets the limits for them

 

[oscaryu1]

drivers tell computers what they are allowed to do, basically it sets the limits for them

It does not really "set the limit" for them. The card itself does. You could play a bunch of games with different types of GFX drivers, they'll play the same. It's the hardware that sets the limits for them

Most likely you'll need the sound card drivers and USB/RAID drivers too...

 

[rydin4life]

I know what drivers do and I already have the sound card driver. I downloaded the monitor drivers and it still doesn't work. I think I need something to install the VGA controller, without that the monitor drivers are worthless correct?

 

[jbrown456]

I know what drivers do and I already have the sound card driver. I downloaded the monitor drivers and it still doesn't work. I think I need something to install the VGA controller, without that the monitor drivers are worthless correct?

Windows can usually take care of monitor drivers, it's the video card drivers. Go to the dell site on the post above and download the video driver.

 

[nh.whitedart]

Here is your link for your machine, I don't know what package and / or what video card you have.

http://search.dell.com/results.aspx...~srd=False&ipsys=False&advsrch=False&~ck=anav