got a new 24" monitor but it only shows 22"

its only my gateway laptop t-1620 and i cant figure out how to expand the screen to its full size (24") there is like this black border around the screen.

can anyone help or should i have an expert look at it first hand?

bc i spent the extra money on a 24" instead of the 22" might as well get my moneys worth, i can get pics if anyone need them thx.

 

I'd guess that your notebook is outputting 1280x768 or 1680x1050 res and your monitor isn't scaling that to its native 1920x1200. Try finding the driver for your monitor, that should get Windows to set the res properly automatically. Failing that, set it manually.

 

What gpu do you have?

If you have nvidia, you can go to the nvidia control panel and change the scaling there.

 

Your GPU probably only outputs 4:3 ratio resolutions, and your monitor has a 16:9" aspect ratio. If this is the case, you can't really do much about it. If you have an new-ish nVidia GPU, you should be able to use the configuration utility.

If you don't, then there isn't much you can do about the problem except return your existing monitor to the shop and buy a 4:3 ratio monitor. I have the same problem when I hook up my Inspiron to my Dell 2405FPW.

Could you post a small pic?

 

ya i have an ATi 1270 i think, and have tried adjusting the res and the best i can come up with is 22'', the monitor looks good but i just wish i could use up the extra space... ill get a pic up

 

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_14603_14612^14615,00.html

I just looked on the AMD website. Your GPU only supports a max resolution of 1600 x 1200. Most 24" monitors, including mine, have a 1920 x 1200 widescreen resolution. Because your GPU can only output 1600 pixels on the horizontal axis, rather than 1920, you have a black gap down the sides of the monitor.

I hope this explains the problem,
Mayz

 

Hi!

I am brand-new to this board, so please excuse any newbie gaffes. My problem seems SIMILAR to the one discussed here; so I thought I should post it here. If this winds up being posted in the wrong area, Moderators please feel free to move the post.

DISCLAIMER: I know I have a stupid integrated Intel graphics system, and that it will suck at gaming. That’s all OK with me; I don’t need it for gaming.

Dealing with such a basic graphics system may be below the level of interest for many on this board, but I am kinda lost, so I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I did do a bunch of searching on this board, but haven’t been able to find anything applicable (although “Pulp’s” article here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=65548
… was EXTREMELY helpful.)

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OK. My computer specs: basically I have a Toshiba A105-S2716, running XP Pro SP2. It has an Intel chipset, with the rather confusing moniker “Mobile Intel® 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family” (is it a 915 or a 910?!!) At any rate, I located the proper and most-recent driver and installed it.

The internal display is 1280 x 800. I just bought a new monitor (Samsung 245BW), with a native resolution of 1920 x 1200. The problem I’m having is that I am not able to select that resolution from either the “Display Properties” dialog OR from the Intel driver dialog box. Some hours of poring over the Intel site explained that many manufacturers engage in “pruning”, whereby (in their infinite wisdom) they do not allow certain resolutions to be displayed in the Resolution Selection sliders/boxes (and therefore, not selected). The Intel site hints that one may be able to get around this, but doesn’t suggest how.

The information from the Intel “information” button shows that the Intel system is at least aware of the capabilities of the monitor (NERD logfile is attached).

But, like I said, the 1920 x 1200 resolution does not appear as a choice. HIGHER resolutions are offered (e.g. 1920 x 1448, 2048 x 1536), but apparently these are for a different aspect ratio.

I have updated the Intel video driver, and (of course) installed the “driver” supplied by Samsung (which I suspect is more of a monitor descriptor), but no help. The display is currently running at 1600 x 1200, and it doesn’t look TOO bad; but before I start customizing things like font sizes and icons, I’d like to be sure I’m running the display at the best possible resolution.

I have no reason to believe that the Intel chipset is not capable of delivering this resolution. So I’m trying to understand: where does the “pruning” take place, and how do I get around it?

It seems to me that this controlling of resolution choices could be implemented in one of several areas:
- Video BIOS (which in this case is apparently part of Toshiba’s System BIOS)
- Intel video driver
- Toshiba video driver (if there is such a thing?)
- Registry?
- INF file(s)?

I would appreciate any help you can offer, links to tutorials, etc.

Thanks,
gb

 

The AMD website is wrong. The ATI 1270 will definitely do 1920x1200 res. Something else is going on.

geebee: get the latest Intel video drivers from intel.com (yes, they'll work, that's the one thing Intel did right) and install the Samsung LCD driver (Windows Update will fetch it). See if that helps.

 

Hi, Brian,

I should've been more clear: I did go to the Intel site, locate the most-recent driver, downloaded & installed it, etc.

When you say "Samsung LCD driver", do you mean something OTHER than the driver for this specific model? (I installed the driver that came on the CD with the monitor, then double-checked at the Samsung site in case there was an update - there wasn't.)

I know -- it SEEMS like it should be THAT easy!! But it hasn't been (so far...)

Thanks,
gb

 

Any video card should be able to do 1920x1200, period. Don't stop working on this until you get what you want, and we'll keep helping.

COMPLETELY uninstall the Intel and monitor drivers, and use DriverCleanerPro if possible to clear the Intel stuff. Then install from scratch.

 

geebee: you already did what I thought you should do. So, I'm confused...

 

Sorry for posting the wrong info. It's quite unusual that the manafacturer erbsite is wrong with the technical specs...

 

i got it figured out, but everytime i unplug my HDMI cable when i plug it back in i set my laptop screen to 1200x800 then i plug the monitor up and set the res to 1200x720 and it goes all the way accross the screen now.... thx

 

o ya and it looks really good with the digital hdmi used, i will never to back to analog VGA