difficulty with hp2207 widescreen

I recently picked up a new hp 2207 widescreen monitor. My home office setup includes four computers all connected to the same keyboard, monitor and mouse through a Raritan KVM switch.

I like the new widescreen, BUT unlike my previous CRT, the computer is unable "see" (i.e. pnp) the monitor, and thus will not install anything except the generic vga default monitor, which looks, well, pretty crappy on the widescreen.

I know that the proper monitor drivers would improve the appearance and viewability/readability of the lcd widescreen.

I am using an nvidia (riva tnt 64 or something like that) video adapter.) on my main machine, a Matrox on the #2 machine, both have the same "no-see-um" problem.

Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Bob

 

Yes, the monitor came with an install disk which included drivers, an install utility, and an on-screen monitor adjustment utility; and I have also tried a similar, slightly updated file downloaded from the HP site.
However, installing them yields the error message: "no qualifying devices are found, drivers not installed" (or something very close to that, it has been a couple weeks since I actually saw the message on screen).

The problem is that whatever signal the computer is looking for to identify the LCD monitor isn't getting through the KVM switch; and the back side of it is buried so deep, I don't want to think of crawling in behind to run the cable direct - plus, that would eliminate the other computers in my system. As soon as I reintroduce the KVM switch, I will be back in the same boat. This same switch, remember, functioned perfectly with my Hitachi 20" CRT monitor, and the Multi-Sync before that.

I sent a request for technical assistance to HP support.
They responded with an email thanking me for choosing their product. (Not much help there.)

 

Just a maybe. In Device Manager, select the monitor and run Update Driver. In the wizard select to "Choose the driver from a list ". Under Standard Monitor Types in the list is Plug and Play Monitor. You can try to force it to run the drivers, although it might revert when you reboot. The other obstacle is if nVidia or Matrox controller software is running, in which case you may have to make any settings via those. You may want to try disabling the software at startup using msconfig and see if you can configure it using Windows.

One monitor I have is listed in Windows Display settings as "Default Monitor ", but the nVidia software ( "Control Panel ") identifies it exactly with the model number.

I wouldn't hit my head on it too hard. What has been said sounds right to me.

Matt

 

Hi there B Brown, I use a 22" widescreen I had no Monitor drivers didn't need any but what I needed was capable video cards I also use a KVM.
Your first task will have to be to download the latest drivers for your video card and has to be able to produce a Resolution of 1680 X 1050 that is the native resolution for 22" widescreen regardless if you run on VGA or DVI.
1680 X 1050 VGA looks almost as good as DVI, but your KVM switch must also be able to cope with that resolution I use a Belkin and have no problem.
AS I see it your video cards might need updating to 128 MB cards.
If you desire to display in DVI mode as I do now you can do that without much outlay and retain your VGA KVM switch I have Mouse Keyboard and Audio going through the KVM switch and Video through a simple DVI switch just one more gadget on your desk but it works great much cheaper than a DVI KVM.
Start by checking your Video drivers and resolution, for DVI you also must have a DVI output on your card.
good luck
hawk22