How to enable desktop panning?

Hi all,

I have an Asus UL30A-A1, and I'm trying to enable desktop panning (i.e. run a display resolution that's larger than the screen's max resolution of 1366x768) in Vista Premium 32-bit. However I'm not able to select any resolution that's higher than 1366x768.

The option 'Hide modes that this monitor cannot display' in Display Properties is greyed out. I believe I need to somehow uncheck that greyed-out option in order to select a higher resolution for desktop panning. But I don't know how.

I hope I'm using the right term when I say 'desktop panning'. It's the feature in Windows where if you select a higher resolution than your screen's maximum, the desktop extends beyond the screen. You can use the mouse to move to parts of the desktop not displayed onscreen.

Can't seem to find a good video showing this feature, but here is a really bad quality one I found on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD_MuCPj4Wk

I am able to do desktop panning on my Fujitsu (ATi X300 graphics chipset) and Dell (Intel GMA950 graphics chipset) laptops, plus my desktop computers.

The UL30A-A1 uses the Intel X4500MHD chipset if that matters.

Any ideas?

Thank you!

P.S. In case anyone's wondering why I want to do this, my company's web app seems like to like high resolution displays better...

 

Not all internal LCDs allow to be panned more than what they can support, for being afraid of failing.

You can try finding another modded driver for this particular model and see if it removes that constraint.

cheers ...