Windows problem

[ffutures]

On my Windows XP PC the widescreen monitor has 1680 x 1050 resolution, the graphics card is a 128mb ATI radeon 9200 and supports it well.

So I just ordered a stand that will let me rotate the monitor to portrait mode, which ought to be useful for editing whole pages at 100% magnification. Except that I just thought I'd give it a try, only to get this message:

The requested Rotation mode is not supported by your current display mode (resolution and/or refresh rate and/or colour depth) Please change the current display mode and try again.

So I tried reducing the colour depth and it doesn't work. It doesn't want me to change frequency because it might damage the monitor. And changing the fracking resolution defeats the object of the exercise.

I suspect that this ends with me either abandoning the idea or buying another graphics card. Any suggestions?

Comments

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Thanks - What memory?

[draconin.livejournal.com]

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Never mind - looks like that's only available as an express card, this computer has an AGP slot.

[turol.livejournal.com]

The latest you might be able to find in AGP are GF7s. On ATI side while HD2000 was technically available in AGP I got the feeling it didn't actually work very well, so X1900 is the latest you can get. Even then, availability for anything over GF5/Radeon 9600 is getting poor.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

It may be time I look at a new PC, for this and other reasons. Maybe when I've finished the current games project.