I am not able to set my new LCD monitor resolution to its recommended native resolution. If I select a resolution higher than 1152 x 854 the visible area compresses to a band across the screen. The resolution option settings available in Windows XP's Display Properties/Settings/Screen Resolution...

When I first purchase this dell, I bought and installed the ATI Radeon HD 4850, along with a Thermaltake TR2 RW-450 Power supply. Everything worked great for several months. I played a few graphically intensive games and was very happy with it. Recently (4 days ago) I began installing all those Window's...

Thank you, SR45, for the instructions on how to change the video bios. I just bought a PNY FX5200 but PNY's instructions do not include this necessary step. Yours worked perfectly! And my 5 1/2 year old Dell Dimension 3000 is singing along in this age of video everything on websites everywhere...

After I went through your exact problem after I updated my graphics driver, I checked all the postings proposed by respectable participants in this thread, and I figured out a simple solution that will avoid all the side effects that might emerge due to the proposed answers. Although this reply comes...