Help with Dual Monitor Set up!

Oracle · 10 Jul 2006 at 09:15

Hi all,

I'm running a laptop at 1024 x 768 at work, my other display is a 17" HP 1730 which, when run in dual monitor mode runs at 1024 x 768 also.

It looks stupid though, so the 17" monitor i've set at 1280 x 1024 which makes it look a lot more normal

However, then, when i run the dual monitor set up, the total desktop size becomes 2560 x 1024, and when i open a window on the laptop screen or move the mouse around, the screen keeps moving (obviously as its off the monitor in some places)

I've downloaded UltraMon, but is there a way that I can retain the laptop at 1024x768 and the 17" monitor at 1280x1024?

Thanks

Oracle · 11 Jul 2006 at 08:13

This is doing my head in!

I've set the two displays now. Laptop is at 1024 x 768, but because the primary screen is at 1280 x 1024 the laptop screen is forcing margins (i.e. i cant see the task bar at the bottom unless I move the mouse down on the laptop screen

Oracle · 11 Jul 2006 at 13:37

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

Hold on, In display settings and Ultramon, it is detecting the screen as ONE monitor, not two

How can i change this?

ULTRAMON cant see my second monitor unless I turn it on within Windows, but then it acts like one large monitor!!!!!!!!

Argh!

Oracle · 11 Jul 2006 at 14:44

Ok, i've just installed the Omega drivers but I still cant get this work. In fact now the option to spread the screen across two monitor has dissapeared completely and even UltraMon cant help!

Bah! i give up tbh!