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Harold Brown · January 21st, 2008, 10:43 PM

When I set my Gateway 24" monitor to 1920x1080 I have to scroll the desktop left and right to see every thing. What am I doing wrong? I am currently running 1680 x1050 so I don't have to scroll. My video cards is a FX 5700LE. Drivers are current.

Chris Soucy · January 21st, 2008, 11:42 PM

You'll find, buried in a menu somewhere (on the screen itself), a tick box labeled "fit to screen" or "fill" or something similar.

Setting it "on" should fix your problem.

CS

Jeff Harper · January 21st, 2008, 11:46 PM

If you find your card definately supports your monitor, uninstall your drivers via control panel/add-remove programs then reboot and re-install your drivers and see what happens.

I would go the manufacturers website and go to their support page and look around for a solution. If your card is a Jaton FX5700 they are buggy for some folks. Good luck.

Jeff Harper · January 21st, 2008, 11:49 PM

Good thing you came along Chris... You likely saved him a lot of trouble (if he had listened to me).

Chris Soucy · January 22nd, 2008, 01:05 AM

Intrigued by the "Nuke the Bastard" approach to problem solving, but hey, I have those sorts of days as well!

CS

Jeff Harper · January 22nd, 2008, 01:15 AM

Well, that approach was dicatated by my own experience with a 24" monitor that has no such settings as you described. I have missed the totally obvious on many occasions. Particulary when I'm 22 hours straight on my workstation as I have been this morning, lots of things start to happen, up to and including jumping in to advise someone about a piece of hardware I know nothing about!

Chris Soucy · January 22nd, 2008, 03:00 AM

that's a stretch, and no mistake.

Think you better give some thought to doing something about DVT's if you're pulling those sorts of shifts (Deep Vein Thrombosis, got one doing just the same sort of stint on an edit).

And yep, they can really mess with your head (the shift length, not the DVT, not that my head really needs much messing with, it's pretty weird all on it's own).

CS

Harold Brown · January 22nd, 2008, 10:48 PM

I don't have any check boxes to work with and I cannot find anything in the Nvidia drivers. Loaded latest and greatest and still I have the scroll problem. Have to keep working on it. I think it is related to drivers and the age of the video card but I am not sure.

Jeff Harper · January 23rd, 2008, 03:54 AM

Yes Chris, my feet get swollen for sure!

Harold Chris might have been referring to a menu item on the monitor instead of within the nView Desktop monitor. Did you look there?

Have you been to Gateway support?

Chris Soucy · January 23rd, 2008, 05:19 AM

Read my lips:

The Menu you want is on your Monitor! (repeat after me!) "Monitor".

Good.

Now, find the button that steps through the menu (on the monitor!).

CS

Jeff Harper · January 23rd, 2008, 05:21 AM

Breathe in, breathe out...breathe in, breathe out.

Chris Soucy · January 23rd, 2008, 05:53 AM

Thanks.

CS

Chris Hurd · January 23rd, 2008, 07:44 AM

Are the Kiwis enjoying a pleasant summer? It's chilly in Texas right now.

Harold Brown · January 23rd, 2008, 02:36 PM

The menu button calls up all sorts of settings but nothing to fix the resolution problem. I went through those buttons before I posted my question. Every single one of them multiple times and there is no feature/no button/nothing I can do from the Gateway FHD2400 monitor. I did several searches on the web and still came up blank. The monitor is using the DVI connection. There may be options available to do a sizing using a different input (VGA for example) or with a different model of monitor. The EZTune software didn't have anything to solve this problem either.

Jeff Harper · January 23rd, 2008, 03:25 PM

Harold, we love to help, but have you been to Gateway support? have you contacted your card manufacturer?

January 21st, 2008, 10:43 PM	#1
Harold Brown Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North East Ohio Posts: 84	1920x1080 Screen Size When I set my Gateway 24" monitor to 1920x1080 I have to scroll the desktop left and right to see every thing. What am I doing wrong? I am currently running 1680 x1050 so I don't have to scroll. My video cards is a FX 5700LE. Drivers are current. __________________ Harold BhagaVideo.com

January 21st, 2008, 11:42 PM	#2
Chris Soucy Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield, Dunedin, New Zealand Posts: 3,682 Images: 18	Hi Harold...... You'll find, buried in a menu somewhere (on the screen itself), a tick box labeled "fit to screen" or "fill" or something similar. Setting it "on" should fix your problem. CS

January 21st, 2008, 11:49 PM	#4
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Good thing you came along Chris... You likely saved him a lot of trouble (if he had listened to me). Last edited by Jeff Harper; January 22nd, 2008 at 01:15 AM.

January 22nd, 2008, 01:05 AM	#5
Chris Soucy Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield, Dunedin, New Zealand Posts: 3,682 Images: 18	No problem, Jeff......... Intrigued by the "Nuke the Bastard" approach to problem solving, but hey, I have those sorts of days as well! CS

January 22nd, 2008, 03:00 AM	#7
Chris Soucy Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield, Dunedin, New Zealand Posts: 3,682 Images: 18	Whoa......... that's a stretch, and no mistake. Think you better give some thought to doing something about DVT's if you're pulling those sorts of shifts (Deep Vein Thrombosis, got one doing just the same sort of stint on an edit). And yep, they can really mess with your head (the shift length, not the DVT, not that my head really needs much messing with, it's pretty weird all on it's own). CS

January 21st, 2008, 11:46 PM	#3
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	If you find your card definately supports your monitor, uninstall your drivers via control panel/add-remove programs then reboot and re-install your drivers and see what happens. I would go the manufacturers website and go to their support page and look around for a solution. If your card is a Jaton FX5700 they are buggy for some folks. Good luck.

January 22nd, 2008, 01:15 AM	#6
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Well, that approach was dicatated by my own experience with a 24" monitor that has no such settings as you described. I have missed the totally obvious on many occasions. Particulary when I'm 22 hours straight on my workstation as I have been this morning, lots of things start to happen, up to and including jumping in to advise someone about a piece of hardware I know nothing about!

January 22nd, 2008, 10:48 PM	#8
Harold Brown Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North East Ohio Posts: 84	I don't have any check boxes to work with and I cannot find anything in the Nvidia drivers. Loaded latest and greatest and still I have the scroll problem. Have to keep working on it. I think it is related to drivers and the age of the video card but I am not sure. __________________ Harold BhagaVideo.com

January 23rd, 2008, 03:54 AM	#9
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Yes Chris, my feet get swollen for sure! Harold Chris might have been referring to a menu item on the monitor instead of within the nView Desktop monitor. Did you look there? Have you been to Gateway support?

January 23rd, 2008, 05:19 AM	#10
Chris Soucy Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield, Dunedin, New Zealand Posts: 3,682 Images: 18	Harold................ Read my lips: The Menu you want is on your Monitor! (repeat after me!) "Monitor". Good. Now, find the button that steps through the menu (on the monitor!). CS

January 23rd, 2008, 05:21 AM	#11
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Breathe in, breathe out...breathe in, breathe out.

January 23rd, 2008, 05:53 AM	#12
Chris Soucy Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield, Dunedin, New Zealand Posts: 3,682 Images: 18	Jeff................. Thanks. CS

January 23rd, 2008, 07:44 AM	#13
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January 23rd, 2008, 02:36 PM	#14
Harold Brown Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North East Ohio Posts: 84	The menu button calls up all sorts of settings but nothing to fix the resolution problem. I went through those buttons before I posted my question. Every single one of them multiple times and there is no feature/no button/nothing I can do from the Gateway FHD2400 monitor. I did several searches on the web and still came up blank. The monitor is using the DVI connection. There may be options available to do a sizing using a different input (VGA for example) or with a different model of monitor. The EZTune software didn't have anything to solve this problem either. __________________ Harold BhagaVideo.com

January 23rd, 2008, 03:25 PM	#15
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Harold, we love to help, but have you been to Gateway support? have you contacted your card manufacturer?