grim_reefer Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 ive change the monitors over on two computers - but i always had a problem with this monitor being way too dark!.. i got around this on the other computer by changing the settings of the display adapter - but this computer doesnt seem to have options to change the brightness etc through the display adapter.. it is using a RIVA TVT display adapter. can anyone help? :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 Start, Control, Panel, Display, Settings... Does it have updated drivers? What about settings on the monitor itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim_reefer Posted December 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 ive been to the display settings but there are no options to change it - no i dont think it has updated drivers - so i guess i should download one... see if there is an option to change this then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 I'm using that very card at the moment :D Riva TNT2 M64 32megDownload the latest drivers for your O/S and the card from :-http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.aspWin 95/98/Me is :-http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_53.04Win 2000/XP is :-http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_53.03When you've installed them (uninstall the existing ones first)Right click desktopLeft click propertiesOn settings tabLeft click "advanced"Left click TNT2 model 64 and there they are ! :D 3rd one down - colour correction brightness/contrast/gamma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim_reefer Posted December 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 thanx boris :D i wish id noticed that reply earlier coz ive got to go home now, d'oh! :huh: but first thing monday morning - hopefully problem solved :D thanx, btw your avatar is that politician who cant talk properly isnt it?! lolim glad i found these forums :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim_reefer Posted December 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 is this definetely compatible with mine? its a Riva TNT 16MB AGP Graphics Card? i dont really wanna remove the old driver and not be able to get it backEDIT:okay, i have downloaded and installed this driver (for Win2000) and still there are no options that wernt there before.. :(where do i go from here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim_reefer Posted December 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 im starting to think this is a problem that wont be solved.. there must be a way to make options available like those you mentioned - the same options that are there on the other computer..... removing the older driver and installing the driver linked for win2000 certainly didnt change it ...... the computer is being sold - but i think as soon as they switch it on to test it there immediate reaction will be " :unsure: screens a bit dark " and it really is quite bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nellie2 Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Have you tried upping the brightness on the monitor itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grim Reaper Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 you could try downloading this utility......RivaTuner is the most powerful tweaking utility for NVIDIA and ATI display adapters running under Windows 98 / Windows 98 SE / Windows ME / Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The purpose of this utility is to give you access to all the undocumented features of Detonator and Catalyst drivers. Drivers have a lot of undocumented registry entries. Some of them don’t affect anything, but there are some that are very useful. In general, they cannot give you big performance boost but they can improve image quality and solve some compatibility problems. RivaTuner will help you to change all undocumented registry entries. It supports all versions of Detonators (now called ForceWare) drivers under Windows 98 / Windows 98 SE / Windows ME (Detonator 5.08 or higher under Windows 2000 / Windows XPif not, the drivers that boris has posted above should give you the option to change the brightness under display adapters.ps, which driver are you using at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim_reefer Posted December 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 the monitor is on FULL brightness FULL contrast and FULL colour :(right now it is running on the driver that boris linked - and it appeared to make no difference and no extra options unfortunately - or if the options are there - they are not where boris said - which is where i would expect them - and where they was on the original computer that monitor was with..ill try that download tomorrow though grim reaper thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim_reefer Posted December 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 thanx grim reaper RivaTuner worked great :D problem solved! nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grim Reaper Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 i will mark as resolved then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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