monitor problem

[otispunkmeyer]

my monitor is capable of 1280x1024 at 60 hz which i know is pants....but when i put it in this mode...something wierd happens

the desktop itself is enlarged to 1280x1024 as in the wallpaper and taskbar......but the screen still draws it at 1024x768! (when i press setup button on monitor to see res and refresh)

so to view my whole desk top i have t use the mouse to navigate to the parts of my desktop that wont fit on the screen!!!

so i have a 1024x768 area that is displaying the middle of a 1280x1024 image and to see the rest of the image like the corners.....i have to move the mouse around!

 

[vshah]

try installing specific drivers for your monitor.....
this usually happens when the monitor drivers report that res/refresh is not supported......

-Vivan

 

[Fuchs]

sounds like you have a laptop? perhaps a dell?

I have seen this on older machines and usually you'll need controller/motherboard drivers. Try updating the bios also.

Personally I have had a few machine just not work at higher resolutions. You may be screwed.