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    Asus W3J changes resolution when plugged in

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by agrilledfish, Feb 15, 2008.

  1. agrilledfish

    agrilledfish Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just recently, I have started encountering a very odd problem. I like to keep my laptop at the nice resolution of 1280x768. However, when I unplug my computer, then plug it back in, it pops up with "AC Mode" and then the screen blinks a couple times. After the second blink, the resolution is set to 1024x768. Any ideas what's going on here? This problem isn't critical, of course, but it is very annoying.
     
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  2. Mr.Pigeon

    Mr.Pigeon Notebook Evangelist

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    That's very odd. What video card drivers are you using ? Try the 8.2 ATI mobility drivers. I remember having weird LCD issues with older video card drivers, so they may be the culprit here.

    http://ati.amd.com/online/mobilecatalyst/

    Good luck.
     
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    agrilledfish Notebook Enthusiast

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    Actually, I already am using the 8.2 ATI mobility drivers. Thankfully, however, I figured out how to fix it. It was a problem with the Power4Gear software that comes with the Asus W3J. Once I disabled "Auto Performance" in the Power4Gear options, it stopped having the problem. Very odd.
     
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