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Monitor Color Only Good in Safe Mode

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by sanchar46

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I have just installed an additional drive that will be the primary drive. The monitor color quality in the display settings is at the lowest of 4 bit using the new hard drive. I own a Dell 20" flat panel and the resolution for this monitor on the new drive is 800 x 600 pixels when I connect the new drive. I have downloaded and installed the latest driver from Dell but this does not make a difference.

I have used the troubleshooter but still no difference. I have rebooted in safe mode and the color and display settings are fine. The color and display settings are fine on the old drive.

Can someone please advise?

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by older mycroft

Did you try changing the resolution in 'Display Properties'?

You didn't mention: what make is the computer?
Do you have a graphics card installed?

In safe mode your are using basic on-board graphics (not any graphics card you may have installed).

You may have unseated your graphics card when fitting the new hard-drive.

by sanchar46

It was the graphics card and I had to install a driver for that particular card. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

by Former member

How did you install this new drive as the 'primary drive'? Did you then load the OS onto this new drive? How about the video drivers?

by sanchar46

I had to install the driver for the graphics card and this took care of my problem. Thanks for the advice.

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