Generic PnP Monitor

I have a Gateway FPD2185W monitor.

When installing both Vista x86 and x64 the monitor was identified in
Device Manager as a Generic Plug and Play Monitor. No Gateway
software was installed.

Upon the final boot and the initial display of the desktop, the monitor
was automatically set to the optimum resolution of 1680 x 1050 and
60 Hz refresh rate. The color depth was set to 16 bits which I had to
change to 32-bits.

The only software provided by Gateway was the EZ Tune program
which enabled the auto rotate feature and the various input switching
options.

No icm color profiles were provided. The monitor is still identified
in Device Manager as a Generic Plug and Play monitor.

The nVidia 7600GS driver offers a correct max resolution of 1680 x1050.

Therefore, NO specific Gateway FPD2185W.inf monitor file is needed to
correctly identify the max resolution of the monitor.

All that one would expect..


"dirty old man" <abc@def.com> wrote in message
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>I have a Gateway FPD2185W monitor.
>
> When installing both Vista x86 and x64 the monitor was identified in
> Device Manager as a Generic Plug and Play Monitor. No Gateway
> software was installed.
>
> Upon the final boot and the initial display of the desktop, the monitor
> was automatically set to the optimum resolution of 1680 x 1050 and
> 60 Hz refresh rate. The color depth was set to 16 bits which I had to
> change to 32-bits.
>
> The only software provided by Gateway was the EZ Tune program
> which enabled the auto rotate feature and the various input switching
> options.
>
> No icm color profiles were provided. The monitor is still identified
> in Device Manager as a Generic Plug and Play monitor.
>
> The nVidia 7600GS driver offers a correct max resolution of 1680 x1050.
>
> Therefore, NO specific Gateway FPD2185W.inf monitor file is needed to
> correctly identify the max resolution of the monitor.
>
>

Dirty old man,

Certain that you’re aware just because a monitor has an OEM name painted on
the outside, there’s no telling for the true source for the guts found inside
that monitor; just a generic PnP Monitor.
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"dirty old man" wrote:

> I have a Gateway FPD2185W monitor.
>
> When installing both Vista x86 and x64 the monitor was identified in
> Device Manager as a Generic Plug and Play Monitor. No Gateway
> software was installed.
>
> Upon the final boot and the initial display of the desktop, the monitor
> was automatically set to the optimum resolution of 1680 x 1050 and
> 60 Hz refresh rate. The color depth was set to 16 bits which I had to
> change to 32-bits.
>
> The only software provided by Gateway was the EZ Tune program
> which enabled the auto rotate feature and the various input switching
> options.
>
> No icm color profiles were provided. The monitor is still identified
> in Device Manager as a Generic Plug and Play monitor.
>
> The nVidia 7600GS driver offers a correct max resolution of 1680 x1050.
>
> Therefore, NO specific Gateway FPD2185W.inf monitor file is needed to
> correctly identify the max resolution of the monitor.
>
>
>