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If I am not mistaken, you must disable the enhanced video in order to use resolutions above 640 X 480. Go into the TP Video Controller utility and Disable enhanced video if you want to use an external, hi-res screen. Also, in the Display utility, you need to set CRT only. This still allows you to use the LCD when a monitor is not attached. Warning, keep the color at 256 for all screen resolutions, otherwise you need to reboot to change. Also, if you have the system set to high resolution, and then for to LCD use, and then the system flakes (needs a reboot), nasty things happen with the display settings that require WIN 95 to come up in Troubleshooting mode. Before I hybernate my system, I always switch the resolution to 640 X 480 to avoid this problem. I have a fairly tricky setup that doesn't require a reboot to go mobile or to reconnect to desktop use. It's pretty handy and saves lots of bootup time in both directions. Thanks Mike Redmond ------------- At 12:50 AM 9/19/96 -0700, Pat Presidente wrote: >I do have the latest utility disk and there is a place to change the SVGA >monitor type. I have put the NECXP17 name in there. In the Win 95 control >panel I've also specified the monitor type as NecXP17. It doesn't matter >what I try, as soon as I try and move higher than the 640x480 resolution, >my number of colors drops from 256 to 16. > >It's been a real frustration. >Any more clues would be appreciated. > >Thanks again >Pat > > >At 11:47 PM 9/18/96 PDT, you wrote: >>On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Pat Presidente wrote: >> >>> Note: I do have some enhanced video features. ie. I can input from the TV >>> or output to a TV. My problem is, with this nice NEC MultiSync XP17 that I >>> just bought, I would like to make use of the higher output resolutions to >>> the external monitor. When I go into display, the options are all greyed >>> out for higher than 640x480 resolution. Also no screen rotation which I >>> used under 3.1 when using the LCD display panel feature. (I have a CDV). >> >>I believe I read in one of the doc files somewhere that enhanced video >>features do not work when you use the external monitor. The rotation >>feature is only available using the 3.1 drivers. You have to go into >>control panel and change the display driver there to switch between >>rotating and not rotating, but it can't be done on the fly, you have to >>reboot in between changes. Also when you say that the resolution fields >>are greyed out in display, I assume you mean the thinkpad display program. >>The top half in the advanced menu will be greyed out because that is to >>set the LCD, and that must be changed thru control panel, the bottom half >>with the monitor type should be able to be changed. If you don't have a >>bottom half then you need to install the newer utility disk. >> >>Josh >> >> >> >===========================================================================| >O _ | Pat Presidente District Technology Resource Teacher| >|_-/_| | Pat_Presidente@sd72.bc.ca SD 72 445 Pinecrest Rd | >| | | Ph 604-830-2353 Fx 604-830-2329 Campbell River, B.C. V9W 3P2 | >===========================================================================| >"It's a half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown"-John Prine | >===========================================================================| > > >