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16:9 and Sony GDM-FW900
I have an ATI 9600 running under XP Pro. Using the 6.14.10 drivers. We just
dispositioned a lot of gear at work, and I got my hands on a mint Sony widescreen FW900. I set it up okay at 1600x1200, but I'm wondering why I can't set it up at 1600x1024 (which the Sony supports). Can the 9600 support this resolution, but for some reason it's not available in XP? I suspected that maybe the 9600 just didn't support 1600x1024, so I tried 1920x1080 (true 16x9), and I got a display that I could not map entirely into the viewable area. That is, it looked like it just took the center 40% of my desktop and mapped it to the viewable display area, kind of like what happens when you have a desktop across multiple displays. The problem was I couldn't get either side back onto the FW900. So my basic question is how do I get a 16:9 (or 1600x1024 if that's possible) configuration to work with this setup? I installed the FW900 XP inf drivers, BTW. |
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16:9 and Sony GDM-FW900
This is a question you need to explore on the ATI site.
-- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Tony" wrote in message ... I have an ATI 9600 running under XP Pro. Using the 6.14.10 drivers. We just dispositioned a lot of gear at work, and I got my hands on a mint Sony widescreen FW900. I set it up okay at 1600x1200, but I'm wondering why I can't set it up at 1600x1024 (which the Sony supports). Can the 9600 support this resolution, but for some reason it's not available in XP? I suspected that maybe the 9600 just didn't support 1600x1024, so I tried 1920x1080 (true 16x9), and I got a display that I could not map entirely into the viewable area. That is, it looked like it just took the center 40% of my desktop and mapped it to the viewable display area, kind of like what happens when you have a desktop across multiple displays. The problem was I couldn't get either side back onto the FW900. So my basic question is how do I get a 16:9 (or 1600x1024 if that's possible) configuration to work with this setup? I installed the FW900 XP inf drivers, BTW. |
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Hi, to get the correct resolution you will require the video card drivers
from Sony and/or the monitor inf. ATI do not provide drivers directly for mobile graphics... ChrisC "Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message ... This is a question you need to explore on the ATI site. -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Tony" wrote in message ... I have an ATI 9600 running under XP Pro. Using the 6.14.10 drivers. We just dispositioned a lot of gear at work, and I got my hands on a mint Sony widescreen FW900. I set it up okay at 1600x1200, but I'm wondering why I can't set it up at 1600x1024 (which the Sony supports). Can the 9600 support this resolution, but for some reason it's not available in XP? I suspected that maybe the 9600 just didn't support 1600x1024, so I tried 1920x1080 (true 16x9), and I got a display that I could not map entirely into the viewable area. That is, it looked like it just took the center 40% of my desktop and mapped it to the viewable display area, kind of like what happens when you have a desktop across multiple displays. The problem was I couldn't get either side back onto the FW900. So my basic question is how do I get a 16:9 (or 1600x1024 if that's possible) configuration to work with this setup? I installed the FW900 XP inf drivers, BTW. |
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16:9 and Sony GDM-FW900
Tony wrote:
I have an ATI 9600 running under XP Pro. Using the 6.14.10 drivers. We just dispositioned a lot of gear at work, and I got my hands on a mint Sony widescreen FW900. I set it up okay at 1600x1200, but I'm wondering why I can't set it up at 1600x1024 (which the Sony supports). Can the 9600 support this resolution, but for some reason it's not available in XP? I suspected that maybe the 9600 just didn't support 1600x1024, so I tried 1920x1080 (true 16x9), and I got a display that I could not map entirely into the viewable area. That is, it looked like it just took the center 40% of my desktop and mapped it to the viewable display area, kind of like what happens when you have a desktop across multiple displays. The problem was I couldn't get either side back onto the FW900. So my basic question is how do I get a 16:9 (or 1600x1024 if that's possible) configuration to work with this setup? I installed the FW900 XP inf drivers, BTW. http://entechtaiwan.net/util/ps.shtm -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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16:9 and Sony GDM-FW900
Chris Catt wrote:
Hi, to get the correct resolution you will require the video card drivers from Sony and/or the monitor inf. ATI do not provide drivers directly for mobile graphics... ChrisC Oh look - another top posting idiot! You didn't read the OP's question at all, did you?! WTF did he say he was using a laptop?! The FW900 is a *MONITOR*! Why on earth Sony would offer drivers for a ATI graphics card I've absolutely no idea. You do not require the monitor file. -- Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling on salads. |
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16:9 and Sony GDM-FW900
Also, I have never seen a 9600 card that small.
-- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Miss Perspicacia Tick" wrote in message ... Chris Catt wrote: Hi, to get the correct resolution you will require the video card drivers from Sony and/or the monitor inf. ATI do not provide drivers directly for mobile graphics... ChrisC Oh look - another top posting idiot! You didn't read the OP's question at all, did you?! WTF did he say he was using a laptop?! The FW900 is a *MONITOR*! Why on earth Sony would offer drivers for a ATI graphics card I've absolutely no idea. You do not require the monitor file. -- Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling on salads. |
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16:9 and Sony GDM-FW900
Colin Barnhorst wrote:
Also, I have never seen a 9600 card that small. Huh? Not a "card" but many laptops have Radeon 9600s. -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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