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Jerry
It is not the monitor driver that you need, but you need to change the
resolution in the video card setting. Check with the website of your
video card manufacturer for directions as to how to do it. I had to
manually insert that resolution (for my Nvidia video card).
Jerry
On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:45:48 -0000, "tim \(not at home\)"
<tims_new_home@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Not sure if this is the right place, but....
>
>I have bought a new LCD screen to add to my Laptop and all that seems to be
>available now are "widescreen" ones. I've got a BenQ T201WA
>
>The resolution that the Screen requires is 1680*1050, but all that I can
>select is 1280 by 1024 or 1600 by 1200, which are the wrong aspect ratio and
>all my text and pictures are squashed up.
>
>The Screen came with a setup disk but there was nothing in the instructions
>as to how to install a new driver. So I tried to update the driver from
>"Display Properties" Settings tab, "Advanced", Monitor tab, "Properties",
>Driver tab, "Update Driver..." and it read something off the disk but the
>available resolutions haven't changed.
>
>Does anyone know how I can install the correct driver for this size screen?
>
>TIA
>
>tim
>
resolution in the video card setting. Check with the website of your
video card manufacturer for directions as to how to do it. I had to
manually insert that resolution (for my Nvidia video card).
Jerry
On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:45:48 -0000, "tim \(not at home\)"
<tims_new_home@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Not sure if this is the right place, but....
>
>I have bought a new LCD screen to add to my Laptop and all that seems to be
>available now are "widescreen" ones. I've got a BenQ T201WA
>
>The resolution that the Screen requires is 1680*1050, but all that I can
>select is 1280 by 1024 or 1600 by 1200, which are the wrong aspect ratio and
>all my text and pictures are squashed up.
>
>The Screen came with a setup disk but there was nothing in the instructions
>as to how to install a new driver. So I tried to update the driver from
>"Display Properties" Settings tab, "Advanced", Monitor tab, "Properties",
>Driver tab, "Update Driver..." and it read something off the disk but the
>available resolutions haven't changed.
>
>Does anyone know how I can install the correct driver for this size screen?
>
>TIA
>
>tim
>