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Having asked the same question of this list for my NEC XP17, and getting
some great results, I can come to the rescue.
>IT WORKS!!
>
>Thanks Don, everything worked exactly as you outlined, AFTER I >disabled
Enhanced Video in the Thinkpad Setup - Video Controller and >set DISPLAY to
CRT only.
>
>So, thanks again to everyone who provided input on this. Ain't
>collaboration grand! My XP17 looks great and I'm now off to get that
>little Power Toy. :-)
>
>Looking at the BIG picture
>Pat
At 11:49 AM 9/19/96 PDT, you wrote:
>
>[Pat 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).
>->
>-> Do you have the higher external video resolutions available?
>
>Apparently under Win95, you don't use the Video Features program to change
>these settings -- you use the Win95 mechanisms. Open your Display control
>panel and select the Settings tab, then Change Display Type.
>
>Make sure Adapter Type is Western Digital. Set Monitor Type to "Laptop
>Display Panel (1024x768)". You'll likely need to reboot. Once you do,
>again go into Display, then Settings, and the Desktop Area (resolution) bar
>should now be active. On my 755CD, I can switch between:
> 640x480 16-bit (High) Color
> 640x480 8-bit (256) Color
> 800x600 8-bit (256) Color
>
1024x768 8-bit (256) Color
>(Which reverts to just the 640x480 flavors when the notebook isn't connected
>to an external monitor).
>
>Win95 does the switch on-the-fly (no reboot needed) and if it works, expects
>you to click to retain the new setting, otherwise it times out after a few
>seconds and restores the previous video mode. (I guess they expect it will
>fail.)
>
>There's a Win95 PowerToy from Microsoft called QuickRes which puts a little
>icon in the system bar and allows you to switch modes quickly w/o going
>through the Display applet.
>
>When I was playing with this a few weeks back, I found that switching between
>Laptop Display, CRT, or Both was best done using the Fn-F7 and not IBM's
Video
>Features program. The former worked, the latter crashed. However, I don't
>have the latest BIOS burned so this might have been fixed.
>
>..Don Markuson
> d.markuson@ieee.org
At 10:53 PM 10/10/96 PDT, you wrote:
>I am looking for a driver for an NEC XV17+ or a NEC Multisync 3FGx that
>will support 768 x 1024 under Windows 95 and my ThinkPad 755CD and a
>Dock II. I was able to get 768 x 1024 under Windows 3.1 with the same
>hardware. Currently with Windows 95 I am apparently only able to get
>480 x 640. I could explain further, but I have the feeling that somebody
>out there has dealt with the same situation. If you have, please send
>me an e-mail.
>
>Thanks,
>dadachi@hooked.net
>
>
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