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    How to access Nvidia control panel in M1530?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Rekxxor, May 28, 2008.

  1. Rekxxor

    Rekxxor Notebook Guru

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    i need to access the nvidia display controls to change some display scaling issues, i know how to do this on my desktop but i cannot access the control panel on this laptop.

    to be specific i have a monitor thats 1680x1050 and im running an app that has max resolution of 1280x800, i need to change the scaling so that when im running the program i have two black bars on the side and the image doesnt get stretched out.

    thanx in advance
     
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    sh1v Notebook Consultant

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    right click @ desktop->Nvidia Control Panel ?

    That usually works
     
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    i have no such option available when i right click on my desktop
     
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    rightclick @ desktop -> Personolize -> Display Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Geforce 8600mgt -> Start Nvidia Control Panel

    try that
     
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    still nothing, although i can access the nVidia control panel icon via control panels but when i double click nothing happens, does it have anything to do with my drivers? can can i revert back to factory drivers?
     
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    Just uninstall and re install the drivers again.
     
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    ok thanx, where can i get the proper forceware drivers from? the one off the nvidia website doesnt work.
     
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    thanx alot its working now, all i had to do was revert it back to factory drivers.
     
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