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    M11x R2 - Grand Theft Auto 4 resolution problem (m11x-r2 noob)

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by doobie83, Mar 13, 2011.

  1. doobie83

    doobie83 Newbie

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    Hi all,

    I'm new to the community and so far I'm loving my m11x-r2. Everything runs great in such a small form factor except for one game, Grand Theft Auto 4. Now I've added the 3 .exe files to the nVidia whitelist and set each video setting to the nvidia card. Regardless of all of this, the resolution cannot be changed and it is set at 800x600. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this problem?
     
    doobie83, Mar 13, 2011
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  2. Bobtheflea

    Bobtheflea Notebook Consultant

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    Im assuming your default settings is on 1366x768?
    Only thing i can think of lol :D
     
    Bobtheflea, Mar 13, 2011
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    sfoxtrot Notebook Guru

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    I'm having the same problem, looks like the game is still running on intel's graphic (I, the computer illiterate's opinion anyway).

    well then, I didn't want to change nvidia driver ( using 266.58), so I gave up on trying to play that game on my m11x.
     
    sfoxtrot, Mar 13, 2011
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  4. doobie83

    doobie83 Newbie

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    Well I can't change it to anything other than 800x600. I'm saddened by this greatly lol. I'm just kidding. I have enough games to play otherwise and I've got my Alienware Area 51 replacement on the way.

    Thanks for the replies ppl!
     
    doobie83, Mar 14, 2011
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    cappielloa Notebook Consultant

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    What drivers are you using? I know that San Andreas has considerable trouble with certain drivers, but I don't remember other people having GTA4 problems specifically. Probably driver compatibility issues.
     
    cappielloa, Mar 15, 2011
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