ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 & Widescreen Display

Soupstar · Oct 8, 2006, 09:22 PM

I just purchased a 22" Widescreen display and want to output the correct widescreen resolution - 1680x1050. Can it be done? I do not have a widescreen laptop display currently. New drivers? Something that should come with the display package? Thanks!

swimtech · Oct 8, 2006, 10:06 PM

If the resolution you are desiring is not present as a choice in the Control Panel or Catalyst Control Center, then you might want to try Powerstrip Here

I noticed for my laptop that the particular resolution you asked for was not a choice for the particular driverset I am using...

Soupstar · Oct 11, 2006, 01:30 PM

bump

swimtech · Oct 11, 2006, 03:54 PM

No need to bump...

Have you given Powerstrip a try? What were your results?

It would help us all to help you more if you could give us the make and model of the laptop you are using and the version of the particular video driver you are using.

RaveneR · Oct 13, 2006, 06:47 PM

As long as the graphics card could detect your 22" screen, it will make communications between themselves to find the maximum resolution it can support, perhaps you might have to enable the 22" screen first so that it could be detected?

swimtech: if you are using the latest drivers, then driverset wouldnt be the problem of the choice of resolution not displayed, the reason might most probably be because your screen doesnt not support the resolution, therefore it is not displayed in the choices...

bencip19 · Oct 28, 2006, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soupstar

I just purchased a 22" Widescreen display and want to output the correct widescreen resolution - 1680x1050. Can it be done? I do not have a widescreen laptop display currently. New drivers? Something that should come with the display package? Thanks!

I was having the same issue with my Mobility Radeon 7500 and Widescreen. I got it to work (with quite a bit of effort), and just wrote up a webpage summary and posted it to my personal website.

I hope it's OK to link; best to get the information (and pictures) off there. All the real credit goes to those who wrote ModTool.

http://www.quickowl.com/Services/Hardware/Mobility Radeon WS/

Thanks!
Ben

Oct 8, 2006, 09:22 PM	#1
Soupstar DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 & Widescreen Display I just purchased a 22" Widescreen display and want to output the correct widescreen resolution - 1680x1050. Can it be done? I do not have a widescreen laptop display currently. New drivers? Something that should come with the display package? Thanks!

Oct 8, 2006, 10:06 PM	#2
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	If the resolution you are desiring is not present as a choice in the Control Panel or Catalyst Control Center, then you might want to try Powerstrip Here I noticed for my laptop that the particular resolution you asked for was not a choice for the particular driverset I am using... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Oct 11, 2006, 03:54 PM	#4
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	No need to bump... Have you given Powerstrip a try? What were your results? It would help us all to help you more if you could give us the make and model of the laptop you are using and the version of the particular video driver you are using. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it. Last edited by swimtech; Oct 11, 2006 at 04:00 PM.

Oct 11, 2006, 01:30 PM	Thread Starter #3
Soupstar DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	bump

Oct 13, 2006, 06:47 PM	#5
RaveneR DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 196 Rep Power: 0	As long as the graphics card could detect your 22" screen, it will make communications between themselves to find the maximum resolution it can support, perhaps you might have to enable the 22" screen first so that it could be detected? swimtech: if you are using the latest drivers, then driverset wouldnt be the problem of the choice of resolution not displayed, the reason might most probably be because your screen doesnt not support the resolution, therefore it is not displayed in the choices...