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Running Win7 32bit, Intel Core i5 750 on an ASRock P55 Extreme mobo.
Using the 8400GS because the 55" Sony HD RPTV only has component inputs.
If I have to reboot the system, the Sony will show the ASRock splash screen and all the other usual boot-up information. But when it gets to the Windows desktop, all I get some blue image that's unsync'd. Here's the workaround:
Shut down computer.
Disconnect component cables from RPTV and hook up to 720p LCD.
Boot the computer.
When the Windows desktop appears on the LCD, unhook the component cables and hook back to the RPTV. Presto. Everything's fine and will continue to be fine until next reboot. It even wakes up just fine, displaying 1080i.
Win7 display settings are set to 1920 X 1080 @ 29hz
sidebar..
I have noticed that a lot of features in the Nvidea control panel just don't work. Resizing controls, for example. The overscan on the desktop is considerable and clicking the buttons to resize it does nothing. It's not much of an issue since WMC's "TV" setting rectifies it, displaying everything exactly as my other boxes do. (And, yes, I've had the set calibrated and the set's overscan eliminated)
The reboot issue is only a minor annoyance as the box seems happy to stay up for a week or two at a time. So, it doesn't get a reboot often. But I thought I'd dig and see if anyone had any suggestions.
Thanks
Doc
Using the 8400GS because the 55" Sony HD RPTV only has component inputs.
If I have to reboot the system, the Sony will show the ASRock splash screen and all the other usual boot-up information. But when it gets to the Windows desktop, all I get some blue image that's unsync'd. Here's the workaround:
Shut down computer.
Disconnect component cables from RPTV and hook up to 720p LCD.
Boot the computer.
When the Windows desktop appears on the LCD, unhook the component cables and hook back to the RPTV. Presto. Everything's fine and will continue to be fine until next reboot. It even wakes up just fine, displaying 1080i.
Win7 display settings are set to 1920 X 1080 @ 29hz
sidebar..
I have noticed that a lot of features in the Nvidea control panel just don't work. Resizing controls, for example. The overscan on the desktop is considerable and clicking the buttons to resize it does nothing. It's not much of an issue since WMC's "TV" setting rectifies it, displaying everything exactly as my other boxes do. (And, yes, I've had the set calibrated and the set's overscan eliminated)
The reboot issue is only a minor annoyance as the box seems happy to stay up for a week or two at a time. So, it doesn't get a reboot often. But I thought I'd dig and see if anyone had any suggestions.
Thanks
Doc