Re: D620 screen resolution problem with WoW


Trooper;716927 Wrote:
Hi Larry

I've tried it set to only show on the external and on both laptop and
external with the same results. The screen in mirrored and not an
extended desktop.

I can't change the settings for the second monitor, as when the laptop

is docked, the external monitor is the first monitor.
But that does give me an idea, if I setup the external to be an
extended
desktop, then save the second monitor as 1440*900, then go back to only

having a single monitor. I wonder if that will stop the machine
getting
confused?

I'm guessing that WoW runs at a lower resolution on the flash screen
before reading in the config files to reset to the defined resolution,

and that is what is causing the problem...

Cheers

Yeah, I'm almost positive the intro runs at 1024. I used to play WoW at
that res, and if I remember correctly that far back (I stopped playing
six months before TBC came out) my screen would not change resolutions
between desktop, WoW intro, and the game itself.

Try this: Connect the external monitor directly to the notebook (no
D-port) and verify both are set to the correct 1440x900 resolution,
then remove the Docked hardware profile (Control Panel > System
Properties > Hardware tab > Hardware Profiles button (bottom) > delete
all but the currently selected profile then save the settings and
restart the computer). Then power down the notebook and reconnect it
to the D-port and start back up. The system will automatically
recreate the docked hardware profile. If the problem is something in
the profile getting confused this may straighten it out.

BTW, in case you are not familiar with the hardware profiles, they let
you set what hardware is active based on specific conditions (which
profile is used). Windows automatically creates a docked profile the
first time a notebook is connected to a port replicator or docking
station, and will use it when it detects it is connected. The most
common setting I see is to have the wired NIC disabled and wireless
enabled while undocked, but wired enabled/wireless disabled while on
the dock. The exact settings you use will, of course, depend on what
you plan to do with the system.


Larry
Dell Customer Advocate




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