9300 Notebook Top Closed & Screen Resolution

Question

I have an Inspiron 9300 with the 128 Mb ATI X300 video card.

I also use an hp L1925 19" LCD monitor external to the system. When I close my laptop up the resolution on my external monitor becomes very blurry.

Is there a fix for this problem? I am in an office environment where everyone else uses a docking station or port replicator and I want to use my 19" monitor with the case fully closed, because I worry about the long term life of the laptop hinge if I keep that case just barely open.

Any help would be greatly appreciated in this matter.

Regards

Keith

Message Edited by medlinke on 06-14-2005 02:25 PM

M50_USER · Answer

Set the external monitor to its native resolution, maybe you L1925 should be 1280*1024.

medlinke · Answer

Thanks for the response. Unfortunately, that did nothing to improve the situation. It is still the same.

M50_USER · Answer

Close the top of your notebook, and then check the resolution of your external LCD monitor, it should be the native resolution.

medlinke · Answer

Not to be a jerk or anything, but I understood you the first time. It didn't work.

M50_USER · Answer

Try to turn off/on the ClearType.

M50_USER · Answer

If you not familar with ClearType, you can download the Microsoft ClearType Tuner from the following link. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

medlinke · Answer

I tried that as well. Honestly I really tried everything I could think of...it's just totally bizarre. I've used the DVI connection and the Analog connection and nothing seems to want to improve the situation. Honestly I've spent like 2 hours playing with JUST this issue. I don't have the time to screw around with it any longer. I guess when the time comes that I need to replace the hinge I'll look into it more.

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