| Subject: Odd display problem - desktop bigger then monitor |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general |
| Date: 5/4/2008 4:55:24 PM |
| From: "Zootal" [Email Address Protection] |
Here is an odd problem - I'm using an SIS mother board and an SIS chipset. The monitor is a Sony HMD1240. If I put the video into any mode > 1024x768, the desktop will become larger then the monitor, and as I move my mouse around, the desktop will scroll back and forth. My lap does this if I select a resolution bigger then what the screen can display, but in this case the monitor can easily handle 1280x1024. Is there any way to force the video card to actually switch to this mode? |
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| Subject: Re: Odd display problem - desktop bigger then monitor |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general |
| Date: 5/4/2008 5:03:25 PM |
| From: "Zootal" [Email Address Protection] |
Sorry - Monitor is Sony HMDA240.... "Zootal" <msnews@zootal.nospam.com> wrote in message news:ePC41JkrIHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Here is an odd problem - I'm using an SIS mother board and an SIS chipset. > The monitor is a Sony HMD1240. If I put the video into any mode > > 1024x768, the desktop will become larger then the monitor, and as I move > my mouse around, the desktop will scroll back and forth. > > My lap does this if I select a resolution bigger then what the screen can > display, but in this case the monitor can easily handle 1280x1024. Is > there any way to force the video card to actually switch to this mode? > |
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| Subject: Re: Odd display problem - desktop bigger then monitor |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general |
| Date: 5/4/2008 9:59:30 PM |
| From: "Charlie Russel - MVP" [Email Address Protection] |
The problem is a mismatch between what the video card can do and the monitor can do. Actually not so much what they can do, as what they tell each other they can do. Check if there's a monitor.inf file available from Sony - this will help by telling the OS what it does (and does not) support. Also, sometimes an updated video driver can resolve it. Also, try Personalization, Display, and on the monitor tab, clear the "hide modes that this monitor cannot display" box if checked. Then, on the adapter page, click advanced properties and try different frequencies at the higher resolution to see if one works better for you. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel "Zootal" <msnews@zootal.nospam.com> wrote in message news:OomcUOkrIHA.4716@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Sorry - Monitor is Sony HMDA240.... > > "Zootal" <msnews@zootal.nospam.com> wrote in message > news:ePC41JkrIHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Here is an odd problem - I'm using an SIS mother board and an SIS >> chipset. The monitor is a Sony HMD1240. If I put the video into any mode >> > 1024x768, the desktop will become larger then the monitor, and as I >> move my mouse around, the desktop will scroll back and forth. >> >> My lap does this if I select a resolution bigger then what the screen can >> display, but in this case the monitor can easily handle 1280x1024. Is >> there any way to force the video card to actually switch to this mode? >> > > |
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