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    HEL80 bbset, 2 problems

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by Phant0m, Sep 30, 2007.

  1. Phant0m

    Phant0m Newbie

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    Greetings,
    I have 2 hopefully simple problems with my HEL80 bb (using WinXP)

    The first one is seems-to-be-broken second user definable hotkey.
    I simply installed Sidewalker and bound a simple application to each key.
    The first button works perfectly, but the second one does not respond at all.
    Reinstalling did not help :(


    The second lame question: is there any possibility of changing my default resolution in older games (like Starcraft) since it loads in a small window (res 640x480 but not fullscreen, the rest is black) I mean to switch my graphics to "fullscreen" even if its not the optimal resolution? :confused:

    Thanks for your advice. Have a nice day.
     
    Phant0m, Sep 30, 2007
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  2. Lt.Glare

    Lt.Glare Notebook Evangelist

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    This is a BIOS setting. Under the main menu in your BIOS should be "LCD display stretch", set it to enabled.

    While your poking around in there, look for something that refers to the Sidewalker buttons as well. I own the HGL30 and it does not have those buttons, so I don't know if a setting is in there or not.
     
    Lt.Glare, Sep 30, 2007
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  3. Phant0m

    Phant0m Newbie

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    well, i changed his option to enabled, the only effect it has was stretching the loading Win Screen, but the gaming problem was untouched.
     
    Phant0m, Oct 1, 2007
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  4. l33t_c0w

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    What you want can be found in the nvidia driver options, accessible from Windows. I can't tell you where exactly, since it varies depending on what drivers you have installed, but look for display options like Centered / 1-to-1, fixed aspect-ratio scaling, and just a basic stretch. You want fixed aspect-ratio scaling.
     
    l33t_c0w, Oct 1, 2007
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