# Graphic promlem, again and again.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphic-promlem-again-and-again/307674>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 10, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphic-promlem-again-and-again/307674 "2005-06-10T01:21:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphic-promlem-again-and-again/307674/1 "2005-06-10T01:21:22Z")

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I posted a couple of months ago and while the advice worked, the problem keeps cooming back. I did updat the latest drivers for my Nivida Gforce 5600XT card. And it works great for a couple of days.

Every couple of days my computer keeps losing it’s display resolution settings and goes back to a lower resolution. I keep do cleanups and save setpoints regualrly to deal with this and just reboot to the saved setpoint. But it is getting to be a pain (alright, an inconvinance).

What happen is this, I have my KDS 17" monitor set to a high resoultion (like 1600 x 1024) and it is fine for four or five days. Then I power up and it comes back in at a lower resolution. WTF? Bug in graphics card? Going out and needs upgraded? Vengence from the web for surfing porn sites on Mozilla?

Any suggestions on what to dig into?

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2005, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graphic-promlem-again-and-again/307674/2 "2005-06-10T07:47:33Z")

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Could it be your monitor driver that needs upgrading?