kwongsauce

Hey everyone, got a quick question.
I'm on a laptop right now trying to use a large resolution.

Problem is when I change it, it works but the picture doesn't fit on the screen! I have to 'push' the screen around by moving the mouse towards the edge of the screen.

How do I get the screen to 'fit' the picture?

Here's a dxdiag of the display devices:

Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Mobility Radeon X700 (Omega 3.8.442)
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc. (Omega 3.8.442)
Chip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x5653)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5653&SUBSYS_B6001019&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor: Generic Television
Monitor Max Res: 640,480
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6755 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/4/2007 23:04:08, 269312 bytes

BlueMak

That happens because the resolution you have chosen is larger than the native resolution of the monitor.
The easiest way to solve it is to set the resolution the native resolution of the monitor.

If you don't do that then you will need to find an option for Scaling in the catalyst control panel. I don't remember how it is on the 6 series of drivers to help you.

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kwongsauce

could you tell me how to set the resolution to the native resolution of the monitor?

kris23

you need to know the maximum resolution of the panel on your laptop..... thats your native resolution, you cant go higher than that.

judging from the specs you posted from the display devices, you have some kind of TV plugged into your laptop? that generally has a maximum of 640x480 res compared to the 1280x800 that you set it at.....

thats FAR beyond what the TV is capable of....

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kwongsauce

No there isn't a tv connected to my laptop. I don't know why it says that but when I go to display properties it also says I have multiple monitors (total of 2) which I also do not have.

BlueMak

What exactly is the model of the laptop? and in what country did you buy it?

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kwongsauce

I bought this laptop from ibuypower about 5 years ago:

Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: americanfuture
System Model: G600 Series
BIOS: Network:MBA v7.6.6 Slot 0200
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.00GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 503MB used, 1956MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

BlueMak

So the only brand/model on the laptop is American Future G600?

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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis
This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis.

kwongsauce

I believe the full model is Ibuypower Battallion G600

Takaharu

The x700 now uses legacy drivers, as I found out with my GF's PC. This means that, although seemingly capable, the graphics card doesn't want to display widescreen resolutions. I would assume that although the drivers used the correct resolution with Windows XP, the drivers are slightly different for Vista and are being held back because it's a legacy display driver. I even tried forcing 1680x1050 on her monitor but it wouldn't have it.

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kwongsauce

Thanks for the information. So there is no way to use a higher resolution then?

Takaharu

There might be a way using unofficial drivers, using Win7 or you could go back to XP. However, I do not know of a way around it, assuming my diagnosis was correct.

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