How do I setup higher resolution than my monitor supports?

[PremiumG]

I once setup my computer to have 1920x1200 without a monitor that was capable of that. It would let me pan my mouse to view the screen.

Does anyone know how I can do that again?

 

[zagood]

With nVidia cards, make sure the checkbox "Hide resolutions my monitor does not support" is unchecked in properties, go to Flat Panel Scaling, and check "Do no scale."

Won't work in Vista, and not familiar with recent Cat drivers so can't tell you how to do it with ATi.

DISCLAIMER: very small chance it could screw up your monitor.

-z

 

[ther00kie16]

Originally posted by: zagood
DISCLAIMER: very small chance it could screw up your monitor.
-z

What do you mean by this? My 24" just all of a sudden started panning horizontally for widescreen resolutions over VGA while 1600x1200 takes up the entire screen. I made no changes to speak of except disconnecting and reconnecting the pc that was connected via VGA.

 

[Raider1284]

Originally posted by: ther00kie16

Originally posted by: zagood
DISCLAIMER: very small chance it could screw up your monitor.
-z

What do you mean by this? My 24" just all of a sudden started panning horizontally for widescreen resolutions over VGA while 1600x1200 takes up the entire screen. I made no changes to speak of except disconnecting and reconnecting the pc that was connected via VGA.

What he means is that if your monitor tries to display a resolution that it cannot do without the panning feature the screen will freak out and it will looks like the screen is broken(flashing, garbled image, etc). Almost like you cracked the lcd, even though you didnt. You can also create this look by pushing the refresh rate higher then the monitor can support.

most of the time windows will auto revert back to the old resolution and all will be well. But sometimes it wont and its annoying and tough to get the old resolution back. I had to go into safe mode and remember the key commands to change the resolution back, then restart and make the changes on the garbled screen.

Never heard of it physically harming the monitor but I could see how its possible. Your trying to force your monitor to show more then its physically capable of. Like trying to make your old stock VW bug go 200mph around a racetrack, its not going to be happpy.

 

[ArchAngel777]

Originally posted by: Raider1284

Originally posted by: ther00kie16

Originally posted by: zagood
DISCLAIMER: very small chance it could screw up your monitor.
-z

What do you mean by this? My 24" just all of a sudden started panning horizontally for widescreen resolutions over VGA while 1600x1200 takes up the entire screen. I made no changes to speak of except disconnecting and reconnecting the pc that was connected via VGA.

most of the time windows will auto revert back to the old resolution and all will be well. But sometimes it wont and its annoying and tough to get the old resolution back. I had to go into safe mode and remember the key commands to change the resolution back, then restart and make the changes on the garbled screen.

You really did more work than you had too! For future reference, that is what 'F8 - Enable VGA mode' is for.