Small MS DOS command line window in full screen (black border)

Question

My 1100 notebook is currently running on 1024x768 (True Color) resolution (DPI = Normal size (96 DPI)).  Under this resolution, the Windows environment occupies the entire LCD screen, as expected.  But when running command prompt in FULL SCREEN, command line only occupies a portion of the LCD.  A black border is enclosing it.  As if the resolution was reduced.  It seems to act the same way when the resolution is reduced in the Display settings.  Any idea why and how to make it occupy the entire screen?  I'm oberving the same thing when running full screen for the visualization on Windows Media Player (when playing audio tracks).  Full screen for vidoes works just fine.  I am also observing the same thing when going into the BIOS setup.  I'am beginning to think that this is hardware limitation.  I hope there is a way to solve this.  Please help you out.   OS: WinXP home BIOS version: A32 Video Driver version: 6.14.10.3889 (i think its the latest)   jetbd

TheComputerDude_7aedf4 · Answer

As far as I have discovered, you cannot get CMD to run if true fullscreen, period. An annoying feature, but I think it isn't that bad.   The black line around the Bios setup is probably a result, of, well... the BIOS itself? That is all that is running at that point. Unless it is impossible to read what is onscreen, I would not worry too much about it.

jetbd · Answer

Thanks for the input, dude.  I was hoping that there's a way to expand it in Windows.  It gets a little annoying when you try to project cmd line on a projector and all the fonts become small when switching between Windows and cmd line.    Regarding the BIOS setup acting the same way or even when booting to DOS, that's why I'm thinking that it might be a hardware limitation.  But there should be something in the vedio settings in the BIOS that is doing this.  I went through the BIOS setup and it seems that you have only a few settings to play around.  I've seen other Dell laptops but I'm not observing this.  Is this limitation also observed in other Dell models?   jetbd

TheComputerDude_7aedf4 · Answer

Yes, in all our other Dell laptops and towers, the cmd prompt doesn't go true fullscreen. I found a setting a long time a go, but I can't seem to find it again. I think it was updated *out* of the program.

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