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John Wilson · 01-10-2008, 10:27 PM

Hi.
I'm trying to setup an older eMachines M5309 laptop as a desktop replacement for an old Dell 4100. The laptop has a ATI Radeon IGP 320M video adapter with 64mb memory. What I would like to do is set up the external monitor (Dell Ultrasharp 1905) as the only monitor via the laptop's VGA port and set that resolution to 1280x1024. I can't seem to find the settings to use on the ATI s/w screen to disable the widescreen (native resolution 1280x800) display on the laptop and have just the Dell monitor show the desktop.

Any suggestions on what to try? I can't find any updated drivers on eMachines/ Gateway's website for this ATI card.

Thanks for your help

01-10-2008, 10:27 PM	#1 of 3
John Wilson Member Join Date: Jul 1999 Local Time: 01:50 AM Local Date: 08-30-2008 Posts: 650	Need advice on setting up external monitor on laptop Hi. I'm trying to setup an older eMachines M5309 laptop as a desktop replacement for an old Dell 4100. The laptop has a ATI Radeon IGP 320M video adapter with 64mb memory. What I would like to do is set up the external monitor (Dell Ultrasharp 1905) as the only monitor via the laptop's VGA port and set that resolution to 1280x1024. I can't seem to find the settings to use on the ATI s/w screen to disable the widescreen (native resolution 1280x800) display on the laptop and have just the Dell monitor show the desktop. Any suggestions on what to try? I can't find any updated drivers on eMachines/ Gateway's website for this ATI card. Thanks for your help John F. Wilson HTF Master Gold Trader www.livegreenwithus.com Timing is Everything. jvwilson@iglide.net Last edited by John Wilson : 01-19-2008 at 12:49 AM. Reason: Correct spelling