Can someone show me a xps-m1330 with 8400m-G?

And a resolution higher than 1280 * 800?
I am not able to select any resolution higher than 1280 * 800 on an external LCD via HDMI > DVI. I was wondering if others are more lucky?

The sliders in the Nvidia control panel go till 1280 * 800 max
Also please check: Personalize > Display Settings > Advanced Settings > List all modes The maximum resolution shown here is 1280 * 800 on mine as well.

Please do NOT comment on generic NVIDIA controll panel "How To's" (regardless of how well intended these may be) I know how to configure a videocard in general. it's just that higher resolutions than 1280 * 800 are not vissible/accessible in this specifc config.

 

43 views and no one tried to connect an external LCD to this combo?

 

my vostro works fine connecting to a 1280*1024 17" lcd.

 

yeah, but that's via VGA (RGB) not HDMI > DVI-D

 

Guess not

 

I am getting very frustrated running my 3007HC-wpf @ 1280 * 800
while the 8400m-G plays 1920 * 1080 on my Pioneer PDP-5000ex without any problems

 

Have you tried calling Dell Tech Support?

 

not yet, might do that next week.

 

Might be a good place to start.

 

Ill fix this when i get home but my Dell 22" runs at native 1960? (Im at work so i dont know exactly) and my monitor is set up to default to external HDMI.

 

1. It's an 8400m GS.
2. Try new drivers.

 

If you really did try to configure the HDMI output SEPARATELY to have a different resolution from the control panel, then I have no idea why its not working. A driver update is the only suggestion I can give. Try latest nVidia moded drivers at : laptopvideo2go

 

Tried those (all version which came out in the last 2 weeks)
i do get a picture on my 3007 (bot in "Extended Desktop" "Clone" or "Extenral LCD" only modes.

The problem is that the slider for the 3007 is limited on the right t0 1280 * 800 pixels (same as internal panel) so yes i can go lower (up to 640 * 480) but not higher since the slider scale is limited.

The monitor supports 2560 * 1600 (when driven duallink)
The 8400m supports 2560 * 1600 (but is cripled to 1920 * 1080 becasue of the single link HDMI implementation)

the XPS-M1330 DOES play 1920 * 1080p on my 50" plasma (since the driver recognizes this as a HDTV) So this notebook can provide 1920 * 1080 via HDMI.

It just does not appear on the resolution sliders and since the 3007 is not recognized as a HDTV by the driver,i can not trick it int playing 1080p either.

Hence i was curious if others with the same system have the same issue while driving an external LCD monitor via HDMI > DVI?