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Re: Problem with Intel graphics driver for i3-2100 on a DH67GD using HDMI

webadmin@intel.com — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:11:35 GMT

Looks like

BIOS Update [BLH6710H.86A]

fixes the HDMI display problem with TV sets. Until now I would only get a blank screen when booting until windows display loaded. I had to hook up the DVI/VGA cable seperately to see the boot menu and status until I installed this latest bios update and viola when it booted up it started flahsing HDMI 640x480 which I didnt know the monitor supported but then went to 800x600 mode until it started loading and then after a while went to the displayed HD main screen.

Whew took them long enough to fix but fix they did!

But a more major problem I found was this board is not compatable with some USB cards. I lost 3 memory card readers after using it with this mother board. All 3 cards worked fine with other motherboards and devices but stopped working a few hours after using it with this board. They do noy work any more and I think they are burnt out. Although I use some other USB devices without ptoblems I wonder what else is wrong with this board. At first I thought it was the USB device but to lose 3 different ones, the last one I was using in the music player in the car for an year with no problems and I used it with my old computer a lot moving files around. But attaching it to this one and copying a few files over to it and in a few minutes I got a device not found error after which the USB device wont work with anything.

Re: Problem with Intel graphics driver for i3-2100 on a DH67GD using HDMI

webadmin@intel.com — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:46:50 GMT

I found a workaround to this issue for now. Basically, I took one of those DVI to HDMI converters and plugged the cable into the DVI port of my monitor instead of HDMI. So, I have an HDMI cable coming out of the laptop, then being converted to DVI on my monitor. The Intel HD no longer sees this as a digital TV and no longer runs at 59 HZ with the overscan issue.

For those of you who have the same problem and have an unused DVI port on your monitor, there are several ways to adapt this without spending much money. There are plenty of cables and converters to choose from if you look at buying one online. I cannot say this would work on any monitor but it did on mine. I have an HP 2709m which is a 27 inch LCD and have seen others referencing the same problem with an HP 2509m so I guess it would work on that one too. The one issue is if you only have one DVI port and need it, you will then need to convert DVI to HDMI to input that data. Unless you are using the same Intel HD graphics, it may work fine. Also, maybe this would also work without overscanning??? I don't know.

Anyway, I thought it was good to share this workaround.

Conor

Re: Problem with Intel graphics driver for i3-2100 on a DH67GD using HDMI

webadmin@intel.com — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:40:11 GMT

Okay I used the custom monitor resolution setting to get the HDMI to display properly.. Yes the text is much sharper and clearer as well..

But like I mentioned, originally it should have displayed something rather than just showing a blank screen until the driver was loaded. So once I got to this point I already know it works and what all to do now. The sharpness problem is understandable, I figured it was a driver problem and they would update it sooner or later since I had similar problems before and an update fixed it. I have not tested HDMI during boot yet but I know it did not work after the current bios update. The HDMI text display is drastically better than even VGA and a HUGE difference compared to the crappy text that was displayed with the default profile.. Its all part of the process where I could not sign up for a month to reply to this post..

http://www.cybersprocket.com/2011/gadgets/hp-2509m-display-truncating-with-intel-hd-graphics/

Re: Problem with Intel graphics driver for i3-2100 on a DH67GD using HDMI

webadmin@intel.com — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:22:13 GMT

Hi,

I have two systems with DH67GD + core i5 2500 and had no issues, except overscan in HDMI discussed below.

They are from Jan. and June 2011 and ran almost all the bios rev. from this date, now bios 0132.

The first was replaced by Intel (rev B2 to B3)

No issues with memory:

2x4GB then 4x4GB Gskill Ripjaws X PC10600 cas9

2x4GB then 4x4GB Kingston KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX PC12800 running at 1333 (PC10600) by SPD @1.5V.

All without changing any settings in bios.

Running with HDMI monitor HP2159m:

Displays bios screens, and any live CD utility without specific driver,

One issue: Overscan (driver issue) under windows 7 solved as written below.

Sound is OK to the monitor thru Hdmi câble.

My HP monitor has the capability to receive, from HDMI input, the low resolution when in bios or stand alone utility, this is not the case for any monitor and even less when the monitor is a TV screen.

Check the spéciifcations of your monitor or TV hdmi input.

To solve bad text quality (associated with overscan/resizing), do the following (within Intel graphics window)

define a custom resolution 1920x1080 32bit 60Hz (maybe 59Hz also), and sync good for your monitor.

change the scaling factor to avoid scaling.

Cancel any overscan / underscan at the monitor level.

The text then becomes as good as using DVI, and better than VGA.

Video is also affected but it is less visible.

Have a look at:

http://communities.intel.com/message/133095#133095

Re: Problem with Intel graphics driver for i3-2100 on a DH67GD using HDMI

webadmin@intel.com — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:29:22 GMT

I just bought a new MB and it has the latest bios from jan 22nd but the HDMI does not work. The HDMI does work once windows is installed and the drivers are installed but not before. In fact you also need to have some of the settings about maintain aspect ratios not set to have it work in 800x600 modes. I had so much trouble with HDMI that I thought my monitor was not compatable but it all seems to some kind of initialization problem. Even the latest bios upgrade from this week also shows a blank screen if HDMI is selected during bootup. Heck I had such a hard time even registering here for the last month, its all just amazing! I am sure most people would have taken the MB back as bad by now because its amazing that it does not work out of the box. VGA is far easier but I would think by now HDMI would be an option that many people would use when getting a new system. VGA does seem to look far better than HDMI output and I think its a problem with the display driver since video seems far better than text in HDMI mode. By coincidence I bought a VGA connector when I got the system or I would still be trying to get this working. It seems the new bios also fixes some issues with memory not working properly.. Like I seen some comments where certain memory sticks wont work with HDMI mode and replacing them with other memory sticks even the same type will work. But since my display does work once I boot into windows my display does work.. Even though it took a while to figure out how to get it to work at 800x600.. Since it only says HDMI on the display while at HD mode it says 1080p mode.

Re: Problem with Intel graphics driver for i3-2100 on a DH67GD using HDMI

webadmin@intel.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:58:36 GMT

OK, even though all of the memory tests came back clean, the problem ultimately was still a bad memory DIMM. I tried different combinations of one or both DIMMs installed in various memory slots and in all cases the problem went away when one specific DIMM was not installed. Of course, I only learned this after buying a whole new motherboard (same board) and CPU (i3-2105) and finding I still had the exact same problem. Since memtest showed no signs of memory problems, I assumed the memory wasn't the issue. Also, it's been years since I've run into defective memory, so I just figured it was something wrong with either the motherboard or CPU.

Kingston replaced both of the DIMMs under their lifetime warranty (they wanted me to send back both DIMMs together since they came in a kit, even though it was clear that only one DIMM was defective). However, while I was waiting for the replacements I simply ordered new DIMMs (exact same Kingston part #) which worked just fine once they were installed, and I'm now off and running without any further issues.

Since I now have an extra motherboard and CPU, when I got the replacement DIMMs I put them in that board. I guess I'll just have to build another PC around the extra hardware.

Re: Problem with Intel graphics driver for i3-2100 on a DH67GD using HDMI

webadmin@intel.com — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:31:04 GMT

Hi,

Just few words to tell you that I swapped my previous memory (Gskill) for 8GB Kingston (KHX1600D3B1K2) so my system is even more the same as yours except core i5 2500.

Kingston memory is running at 1333 using standard jedec SPD and 1.5V. (reported 1.57).

Graphics driver is 8.15.10.2509 and bios 132,

Bios settings for graphics: allways enabled, all auto mode, DVMT max.

Chipset driver 9.2.0.1025

MEI driver:7.1.20.1119

Sound driver:7.6.0.1.6449, LAN 16.5 USB3 2.1.27.0 CIR not installed firewire disabled.

Sata driver (AHCI) from Microsoft, already used Intel RST with no problem.

Windows 7 x64 home premium.

Core i5 2500 (HD2000 graphics)

display: HP2159m using DVI (and sometimes HDMI).

PSU: now Seasonic S12 II 82+ 330W, and also Fortron green 400W, and Antec Earthwatt 500 (the one inside Sonata 3).

When installing the graphics driver for the first time, I remember that, at some point, there was a discrepency between Windows resolution graphics properties settings and Intel's one, and I had to make them the same (1920x1080) before everything run fine.

Not enough times done to be more precise.

Re: Problem with Intel graphics driver for i3-2100 on a DH67GD using HDMI

webadmin@intel.com — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:00:18 GMT

Oh, and I have the latest BIOS installed, and I've run memtest+ (no errors).

Again, on my two other systems that use a DH67CL motherboard (one with an i5, one with an i7, both using the same Kingston memory, both also running 64-bit Win7), the Intel graphics drivers work fine. So this seems to be something that is unique to either the DH67GD, the i3-2100/2105, or the combination of the two.

Re: Problem with Intel graphics driver for i3-2100 on a DH67GD using HDMI

webadmin@intel.com — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:30:58 GMT

OK, after trying a separate video card (which simply introduced it's own problems), and all sorts of other messing around, including reinstalling Windows 7 from scratch countless times, I still got nowhere. I finally concluded that I must have a dud motherboard and/or CPU, so I ordered a new DH67GD and a new i3-2105. After they arrived I swapped out the old board and CPU with the new components, and I'm seeing the exact same issues. It doesn't matter if I used VGA, DVI, or HDMI out - if I install the Intel graphics driver, it hangs during boot right at the end of the time it's showing the glowing Windows logo. If I use the standard VGA driver (or boot in safe mode), it boots fine.

I've tried three different variants of the Intel driver:

8.15.10.2219 (10/1/2010)

8.15.10.2509 (8/31/2011)

8.15.10.2559 (10/21/2011)

The last one is the latest one from Intel's website.

I've tried a couple of different monitors, but that doesn't appear to make any difference.

Anybody have any new suggestions?

Re: Problem with Intel graphics driver for i3-2100 on a DH67GD using HDMI

webadmin@intel.com — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:25:05 GMT

Hi,

I am running DH67GD (from january) using only Integrated graphics.

It is usualy connected to a HP2159m monitor using a DVI cable, but at several occasions I am using HDMI only connection to leave monitor's DVI input free for a second system.

I had the opportunity to do this with three DH67GD (the first B2, then two B3).

I updated almost all the bios and drivers releases for windows 7 x64, when they were available, and never saw your issue.

The status now is two systems, both with core i5 2500 and 8GB of PC10600 memory (Gskill ripjaws x) running windows 7 x64 SP1 with all updates.

No expansion cards.

Standard bios (not UEFI).

The only issue I had with HDMI, I already explained in a thread here (and solved) is some initial overscan applied by the driver, which, if compensated by the size tuning feature, makes the screen a little bit bluried, more visible with text display.

This is not a solution for your issue, it is just to tell that Intel driver and graphics bios (lot of releases) are running two systems similar to your's except the core i5 2500.