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johndoe3344   07-14-2008 at 02:38:19 AM

This is actually a question that crosses 3-ish topics, so I didn't know where to post it. Mods please move if there's a better place suited for the question:

I have a 15" laptop running a ATI Radeon x1600 MOBILITY. I recently bought a 22" monitor that I hooked up to the laptop, and switched the 22" LCD to be my primary display. I am able to change the windows resolution to 1680x1050, but any game that I play has only the max resolution of 1280x800 showing up, even though my new monitor is capable of 1680x1050. Anyone know how to make this higher resolution show up?

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amdfangirl   07-14-2008 at 03:34:18 AM
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^ Which game is it? Some games do not support high resolutions such as Diablo 2...

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johndoe3344   07-14-2008 at 03:38:49 AM
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I'm 101% certain that the games I'm trying support 1680x1050. One example is Sins of a Solar Empire, which I think supports any resolution that your card/monitor can run -- but for me it's locked at 1280x800 as the max.

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jason_mcallister   07-14-2008 at 08:30:02 AM
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I'm about 101% certain it is the driver that is limiting your resolution. It is a custom driver for your laptop. Try an unofficial driver or update you driver and see if that works.

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quantumsheep   07-14-2008 at 11:25:19 AM
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Unofficial drivers are your best bet.

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swifty_morgan   07-14-2008 at 02:03:14 PM
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1400x900...........................

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Flakes   07-14-2008 at 02:15:20 PM
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you could always try to modify the config.ini file for the game you are trying to run.

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spook24   07-14-2008 at 06:22:39 PM
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make sure all of your drivers are up-to-date, as far as the graphic chipset goes. try driver magician it work great. its a $29.95 investment you wont regret.


Message edited by spook24 on 07-14-2008 at 07:51:54 PM
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kad   07-14-2008 at 06:41:53 PM
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The problem is not in your games but in graphic card
It does not support resolutions higher than 1280X800

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