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    x60 won't do 1600x900

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by RobT61p, Jan 6, 2010.

  1. RobT61p

    RobT61p Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just picked up an acer monitor to use with my x60. It's a 1600x900 native. After downloading drivers from acer and installing them, "unhiding" modes in the display settings, and even downloading a program that's suppose to force a resolution, I've come up with nothing. Display settings shows 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, etc...but no 1600x900.

    At this point, I'm 99% certain this monitor is going back. But I'm curious if anyone else has had this experience and if you ever found a solution.
     
    RobT61p, Jan 6, 2010
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    Is your video port turned on? Fn + F7 should bring up the thinkvantage software that managers video.
     
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    RobT61p Notebook Enthusiast

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    The monitor will "work"... just not in its native resolution. I can run it in 1024x768, 1280x800, 1440x900, etc... anything less than 1600x900.
     
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    My external monitor has a weird resolution, 2048x1152, on an NVS 140M, T61. The symptoms were similar, the monitor worked at lower resolutions, but not at its native.

    I had to experiment with some different display driver versions, but at the end it worked...
     
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  5. gmoneyphatstyle

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    Check out this link, scroll to the bottom:
    http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-62735#vid

    Looks like the x60 won't output 1600x900.

    Video
    Display
    12.1inch (1024x768 resolution) TFT display
    Graphic Controller
    Videochipsets:
    Intel GMA 950 - integrated graphicschipset
    Resolution LCD Color depth
    640x480 256, 64k, 16M
    800x600 256, 64k, 16M
    1024x768 256, 64k, 16M
    1280x800 256*1, 64k*1, 16M*1
    1280x1024 256*1, 64k*1, 16M*1
    1600x1200 256*1, 64k*1, 16M*1
    2048x1536 256*1, 64k*1, 16M*1

    Resolution Supported refresh rates in Hz for external monitors
    640x480 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 120 Hz
    800x600 56, 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 120 Hz
    1024x768 60, 70, 75, 85, 100, 120 Hz
    1280x1024 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 120 Hz
    1600x1200 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100 Hz
    2048x1536 60*2, 75*2 Hz
     
    gmoneyphatstyle, Jan 6, 2010
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  6. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    there is a bios update that fixed this issue.
     
    lead_org, Jan 7, 2010
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    If the BIOS update doesn't help, try using powerstrip.
     
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    I downloaded and ran the BIOS update from Lenovo's site. There's still no 1600x900 option in the list of available resolutions.
     
    RobT61p, Jan 7, 2010
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    RobT61p, Jan 7, 2010
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    yes it looks like the 1600 x 900 resolution update is only for the new laptops like the X200, T400s, etc... it is not yet been included for the X301 one yet.
     
    lead_org, Jan 7, 2010
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