Screen prob!!!

KRU Shotgun · 6 Dec 2008 at 06:55

Got Acer laptop inspire 5102 i think, Did a fresh install of XP home & my desktop pic wont fit the screen?

In display props,settings i,ve set RES to 1024x768 but i,m getting two black lines one each side of the moniter..... I have an option to (Extend my windows desktop onto this moniter & its ticked but blacked out?

Updated ATI drivers but have,nt had any luck, Wondering if anyone knows whats wrong?

Thx in advance Shotgun

hegemon · 6 Dec 2008 at 07:05

Isn't this a widescreen display? set it to it's native resolution and get a desktop picture at that resolution.

KRU Shotgun · 6 Dec 2008 at 07:15

Sorry m8 you,ve lost me?

I think its a prob i have 2 PC's & 1 laptop & i,ve never seen this before in 9yrs i,ve been on computers?

UKMephs · 6 Dec 2008 at 09:18

I'm not sure of the exact options, as I'm not running a standard driver myself, so I have a cut down version of the ATI control panel, but I think I can point you in roughly the right direction.

Somewhere in the display options, I think you should be able to find a section of settings named "displays". In this section there should be options along the lines of "Expand to full panel size" and "Expand while maintaining aspect ratio". I'm guessing with a different driver you may have slight variations on the naming and location of those options, but I think it is these options that are causing your problem and need to have "Expand to full panel size" selected.

I seem to remember by default when setting up my laptop, I had to specifically set the option here to make sure the whole display was being used (kind of a no brainer really... I don't know why it wasn't just a default option).

Hope that helps anyhoo!

Steve O

KRU Shotgun · 6 Dec 2008 at 09:48

UKMephs said:
I'm not sure of the exact options, as I'm not running a standard driver myself, so I have a cut down version of the ATI control panel, but I think I can point you in roughly the right direction.

Somewhere in the display options, I think you should be able to find a section of settings named "displays". In this section there should be options along the lines of "Expand to full panel size" and "Expand while maintaining aspect ratio". I'm guessing with a different driver you may have slight variations on the naming and location of those options, but I think it is these options that are causing your problem and need to have "Expand to full panel size" selected.

I seem to remember by default when setting up my laptop, I had to specifically set the option here to make sure the whole display was being used (kind of a no brainer really... I don't know why it wasn't just a default option).

Hope that helps anyhoo!

Steve O

Is this through the catalyst ATI settings?

UKMephs · 6 Dec 2008 at 11:12

Yes, I believe so. Though I don't have the catalyst control centre installed, so it's hard to be certain that I've given you the correct names it uses for those settings (but I assume they will be similar if not identical).

KRU Shotgun · 7 Dec 2008 at 17:01

Thx Steve all sorted now thx for the help bro...