Unable to get 1440 x 900 res with on board graphics

blastman

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Hello,

I've had a search through the forum but can't seem to find anything releated.

I've got a fujitsu Siemens Scenic P300 with sis661fx on board graphics but all the current resaloution settings are the square CRT ones.

I have a new 19" widescreen monitor that requires 1440 x 900. I have seen the information on the fujitsu Siemens FAQ suggesting that to get this res size I have to flash the BIOS to a more up to date version.

I have downloaded the lastest BIOS and flash program for my machine (as well as the graphics driver) and done as instructed.

After doing the flash and installing the new drivers I can see no difference at all!!

The avaiable modes are still the square CRT sizes!!!

any ideas???


cheers in advance
 
Have you updated the drivers too for the graphics card? I would be tempted to un-install the drivers and re-install them for your graphics.

Andr3w1984
 
andr3w1984 said:
Have you updated the drivers too for the graphics card? I would be tempted to un-install the drivers and re-install them for your graphics.
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cheers for the reply.


Yes i have flashed the BIOS and then uninstalled and reinstalled the lastest graphics drivers, but still no luck. :(
 
Next step personally I would go back to chat to someone from fujitsu. Seems to me when I glance with google there has been problems with the sis661fx chipset and modded bios files are needed to get widescreen. See what fujitsu says.

EDIT: on the other hand pop over direct to SIS and use their offical release driver.
http://www.sis.com/download/download_step1.php

SiS UniVGA3 graphics driver
File Name uvga3_383.zip
Version v3.83
Release Date 2007-10-15

Support Products
SiS671, SiS671FX, SiSM761GX, SiSM661GX, SiS761GL, SiSM760GX, SiS761GX, SiSM662MX, SiSM662, SiS662, SiS661GX, SiSM760, SiS760GX, SiSM741, SiS741GX, SiSM661MX, SiSM661FX, SiS661FX, SiS760, SiS741, SiSM671, SiSM671MX,
File Size 17,675KB

Support OS
Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 98 SE, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP 64-Bit Edition, Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Version,



Andr3w1984
 
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right, I have installed the monitor drivers but still no 1440 x 900 screen size.

Since i had to walkdown to the other end of the building, I uninstalled the graphics and then reinstalled (with montior drivers already installed) but still no fix.

andr3w1984 said:
on the other hand pop over direct to SIS and use their offical release driver.
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:) Thier the drivers I have!! :)
 
blastman said:
right, I have installed the monitor drivers but still no 1440 x 900 screen size.

Since i had to walkdown to the other end of the building, I uninstalled the graphics and then reinstalled (with montior drivers already installed) but still no fix.



:) Thier the drivers I have!! :)
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Meh! fresh install?

How about inserting a new graphics card and ditch that onboard poo.

Andr3w1984
 
blastman said:
I wish that was an option. ;)

Sadly I don't think the company will be willing to pay for 12 new graphic cards to make the screens we got for free silghtly less fuzzy. :rolleyes:;)
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Ah you see you did not mention that!

I suggest you contact fushitsu for more information.

Andr3w1984
 
warranty isn't an issue as thier about 5 years old.

I did see that, but have never edited a bios before I'm not that keen. ;)

Still awaiting for FSC to get back to me.

(thinknig i might have a go at the edit now....:D)
 
blastman said:
warranty isn't an issue as thier about 5 years old.

I did see that, but have never edited a bios before I'm not that keen. ;)

Still awaiting for FSC to get back to me.

(thinknig i might have a go at the edit now....:D)
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The bios is already modded. You just have to flash successfully without breaking all the systems ;)

Andr3w1984
 
andr3w1984 said:
The bios is already modded.
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That was concerning a different mobo, so sadly wouldn't have worked on mine.

In the history of the latest bios for the mobo it only has vbios version 0.8 and not the updated one (2.35 i think).

Having spent most the afternoon on tin'er net I've found that this is not a unheard of thing.

There are loads of people in the same posistion, with different mobo's but otherwise execty the same.

I've got to get up early on the morror, so i bid fairwell.

But I'll have a bash and let you know what happens.;)
 
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