Faelwolf Posted April 16, 2014 Posted April 16, 2014 Just a heads up for any Cintiq owners who may not be familiar with it. The newest stable Nvidia driver, and the upcoming beta both have re-introduced the "Cintiq only seen as VGA" flaw. From the research I have done, it seems that the drivers aren't set up for the Cintiq's VGA/DVI dual channel ability, and can default to analog (VGA). For those that get hit with it, this makes the Cintiq display get very dark. Unfortunately, Nvidia has also chosen to remove the manual setting a while back, so once the drivers decide the Cintiq is VGA, it won't let go. This problem has reappeared for both the newer and older Cintiqs, and it is unknown if or when it will be fixed. The simple fix for this is to use the DVI-I to DVI-D adapter that came with the monitor (or purchased cheaply online if you are not the pack rat that I am). This will strip out the VGA signal channel, and force Nvidia to see the monitor as DVI. I did this, and have no further issues so far. This will also let you keep the current drivers and the increased performance that comes with them. Hope this helps save some time and aggravation for any who find themselves having to deal with it.
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