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    External monitor issues with wow?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by ola_lawal, Sep 17, 2011.

  1. ola_lawal

    ola_lawal Newbie

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    Hi

    I just picked up an MX14 this monday as a desktop replacement for my old q666 xps 720.

    I have it hooked up to my alienware 2310 3d screen 1920x1080 running at 60htz

    it runs great an all so far so this weekend I decided to try a game and loaded up world or warcraft.

    I have the game whitelisted to use the GT555m vid card but I cannot increase the resolution beyond 1600x1200 in the game. I even tried editing the game config settings to force it to use the better resolution still no dice.

    any ideas ?
     
    ola_lawal, Sep 17, 2011
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  2. KurtH

    KurtH Notebook Evangelist

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    I dont know but would you be willing to sell that monitor?
     
    KurtH, Sep 17, 2011
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  3. ola_lawal

    ola_lawal Newbie

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    No thanks on selling its an awesome monitor , but I need to get it working.. anyone have and luck with this one ?
     
    ola_lawal, Sep 22, 2011
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Have you already tried setting it up so only the external monitor is being used?
     
    namaiki, Sep 22, 2011
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    ola_lawal Newbie

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    Yeah i tried that already, its really baffling becase when I am in normal windows 7 i the screen resolution is maxed at 1900x1080 , its just when I fire up world of warcraft that It limits my resulution to 1600x1200.

    I dont know if I need to return this mx14 for mx17r3 or something, I love this machine especialy the form factor and the soeed for such a small footprint.
     
    ola_lawal, Sep 22, 2011
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