Gateway 700x and MX400 DVI-D WideScreen LCD issue.

I hope this gets through all of the spam on this forum.

I have a Gateway 700x with a Geforce2 MX400. I added an ACER X223 22"
widescreen LCD on the DVI-D port and get the BSOD in WinXP-Pro SP2. If
I boot in safe mode, it does come up...so that indicates a driver
issue. I loaded the latest Nvidia Forceware. This Monitor WILL work
using the VGA out on the card. Also, if I connect the 19" NEC to the
VGA port (where it used to live) and the ACER to the DVI-D, the NEC
runs and the ACER gets no Video. However, the nvidia control panel
does see the X223. I want to run dual monitors, but for some reason,
the DVI-D port only works in safe mode. That tells me that the
hardware is OK...and it is a driver issue.

Any ideas? Someone said to try and get an ATI Radeon 8500 as the
Nvidia had Wide Screen issues?

TIA

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:46:36 -0800, MPSAN wrote:

> I hope this gets through all of the spam on this forum.
>
> I have a Gateway 700x with a Geforce2 MX400. I added an ACER X223 22"
> widescreen LCD on the DVI-D port and get the BSOD in WinXP-Pro SP2. If I
> boot in safe mode, it does come up...so that indicates a driver issue. I
> loaded the latest Nvidia Forceware. This Monitor WILL work using the VGA
> out on the card. Also, if I connect the 19" NEC to the VGA port (where
> it used to live) and the ACER to the DVI-D, the NEC runs and the ACER
> gets no Video. However, the nvidia control panel does see the X223. I
> want to run dual monitors, but for some reason, the DVI-D port only
> works in safe mode. That tells me that the hardware is OK...and it is a
> driver issue.
>
> Any ideas? Someone said to try and get an ATI Radeon 8500 as the Nvidia
> had Wide Screen issues?
>
> TIA
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MPSAN,

Geforce2 MX400, is an old card, I am amazed it will drive your 22 Wide
Screen Monitor...

I think that is the problem, running in safe mode uses an abbreviated
video driver (640x480), and my thoughts this does not indicate a driver
problem. I think it is a video power problem... Not able to drive the
monitors together...

I am guessing...
www.rivastation.com/mx400_cards_e.htm

I have a Gainward Ti 450, single monitor card and it will not drive the
the 20 inch monitor... I am not certain how you are going to drive two
monitors with your MX400.

On e-bay I can only find one GeForce2 mx400 dual monitor Video card... Two
VGA ports, no DVI port... Did they have DVI ports in 2000, or are you
using an adapter?
http://cgi.ebay.com/VISIONTEK-GeForc...QQcmdZViewItem

I am running my 21.1 monitor occasionally with a windows system using a
EVGA 256-P2-N443-LX GeForce 7300GT 256MB7300 gt...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...mx&ATT=product

I have never heard of a Nvidia wide screen problem... I think it is age
of your hardware, or you have listed your card incorrectly as a Geforce2
MX400... In 2001 the GeForce3 was released.


I am running this monitor with on-board graphics using a $99 motherboard
and CPU combo - I purchased earlier this year in my local Fry's Electronic
store.


JR the postman
* * *
Mepis 6.5.02 64-bit Linux OS
Brisbane AMD X2 4400
ECS GeForce6100SM-M
On Board Video (NVIDA6100)
E-cycled Gateway SoundBlaster
2-gigs of 6400 memory
300 gig sata HD
IDE Liteon 18x DVD burner
Generic Floppy drive
Aopen Housing

On Nov 28, 8:56 pm, Postman Delivers <JR_the_post...@xyzahoo.com>
wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:46:36 -0800, MPSAN wrote:
> > I hope this gets through all of the spam on this forum.
>
> > I have a Gateway 700x with a Geforce2 MX400. I added an ACER X223 22"
> > widescreen LCD on the DVI-D port and get the BSOD in WinXP-Pro SP2. If I
> > boot in safe mode, it does come up...so that indicates a driver issue. I
> > loaded the latest Nvidia Forceware. This Monitor WILL work using the VGA
> > out on the card. Also, if I connect the 19" NEC to the VGA port (where
> > it used to live) and the ACER to the DVI-D, the NEC runs and the ACER
> > gets no Video. However, the nvidia control panel does see the X223. I
> > want to run dual monitors, but for some reason, the DVI-D port only
> > works in safe mode. That tells me that the hardware is OK...and it is a
> > driver issue.
>
> > Any ideas? Someone said to try and get an ATI Radeon 8500 as the Nvidia
> > had Wide Screen issues?
>
> > TIA
>
> * * *
> MPSAN,
>
> Geforce2 MX400, is an old card, I am amazed it will drive your 22 Wide
> Screen Monitor...
>
> I think that is the problem, running in safe mode uses an abbreviated
> video driver (640x480), and my thoughts this does not indicate a driver
> problem. I think it is a video power problem... Not able to drive the
> monitors together...
>
> I am guessing...www.rivastation.com/mx400_cards_e.htm
>
> I have a Gainward Ti 450, single monitor card and it will not drive the
> the 20 inch monitor... I am not certain how you are going to drive two
> monitors with your MX400.
>
> On e-bay I can only find one GeForce2 mx400 dual monitor Video card... Two
> VGA ports, no DVI port... Did they have DVI ports in 2000, or are you
> using an adapter?http://cgi.ebay.com/VISIONTEK-GeForc...Monitor-Video-...
>
> I am running my 21.1 monitor occasionally with a windows system using a
> EVGA 256-P2-N443-LX GeForce 7300GT 256MB7300 gt...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&CMP=KNC-overt...
>
> I have never heard of a Nvidia wide screen problem... I think it is age
> of your hardware, or you have listed your card incorrectly as a Geforce2
> MX400... In 2001 the GeForce3 was released.
>
> I am running this monitor with on-board graphics using a $99 motherboard
> and CPU combo - I purchased earlier this year in my local Fry's Electronic
> store.
>
> JR the postman
> * * *
> Mepis 6.5.02 64-bit Linux OS
> Brisbane AMD X2 4400
> ECS GeForce6100SM-M
> On Board Video (NVIDA6100)
> E-cycled Gateway SoundBlaster
> 2-gigs of 6400 memory
> 300 gig sata HD
> IDE Liteon 18x DVD burner
> Generic Floppy drive
> Aopen Housing- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thank you. Yes it is a Geforce2 MX400 and does have a DVI-D as well as
VGA.

Anyway, I do think that it just will not drive the Monitor. On AMAZON,
I found an HIS/ATI 9250 card with DVI-I and VGA. It has 128MB memory
rather than the MX400's 64MB. It is AGP4X and was $39 less a $15
rabate and Amazon "gift" of $15. So, not bad for $9.

It should be here next week.