How to change the resolution of my BIOS

[evo8306]

I have a computer running on Windows 7 with a GTX 290 card and a first gen i7 920 CPU. Ever since I built the computer a few years ago the start up is just over to the left, I can't see anything on the left side and the right side is just a black bar. The proper resolution isn't set until the log-in screen. The computer did this even when it was running on Vista. I've noticed my computer does this when running on certain resolutions that the monitor isn't good with. So my question is is there any way to change my resolution in my BIOS? It's not really a matter of life or death, it's just finally started to really annoy me.

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

Its the monitor NOT the bios thats the problem....

All the best Brett

 

[Razec69]

Your monitor should have some settings or a button that auto adjusts the screen.

This should fix it. I don't know what monitor you have but either find the manual if you have it, or look it up online, or just play around with the settings.

 

[evo8306]

It's an HP w2338h. I will for sure play around with it. Thanks

 

[evo8306]

The auto adjust function was easy enough to find but it didn't fix the issue in the start-up. Guess it's just an issue i'll have to deal with.

 

[Razec69]

How man times have you tried it? Press it a few times and see what happens. I've seen this in a few monitors where you'd end up having to press it a few times to finally get it adjusted well.

The resolution on the BIOS defaults to the lowest resolution your monitor can handle.

So again just try a few more times if that doesn't work call your MOBO supplier and or check to see if there were any issues with that specific monitor.

 

[spankmon]

This happened on one of my computers. The offset was corrected by switching the monitor connection from the VGA (D-Sub) connector to the DVI-D or HDMI outputs.

 

[evo8306]

Hmm. I am running on VGA mainly because this monitor (while pretty new) doesn't have a DVI output. I will try the HDMI connection to see if it corrects it.

 

[spankmon]

If you are forced to use an adapter for HDMI, get an adapter for DVI-D to HDMI. Putting an adapter on the VGA output of your card (or the VGA input of the monitor) won't fix the problem. You need to use the DVI-D output from your card. Or, if your card has an HDMI output, that is the best option.

 

[evo8306]

I will give that a shot.