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    monitor "out of range"

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by cxdist, Jan 17, 2009.

  1. cxdist

    cxdist Newbie

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    I recently purchased a Westinghouse 26" monitor to use as a secondary monitor with my asus f3sv (8600m gs). VGA output displays fine, but there is a flickering. I tried upping the refresh rate to 60 (from 59), but the change doesn't stick in NVIDIA control panel or monitor properties. DVI takes care of the flickering and gives me a clear screen, but I can only clone what's on my laptop screen, which results in a lower resolution (laptop is a 1200x800 and the westinghouse is a 1920x1200). Whenever I try to extend the monitor, that's when it gives me an "out of range" message. Any ideas how to solve this?

    I have used dual monitors before with this laptop, but with a smaller monitor (1024x768, VGA)
     
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    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    Are you configuring it with the nvidia control panel?

    You can set it up for DualView instad of clone. Then you can adjust each display's resolution independently.
     
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  3. pacmandelight

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    IIRC, you have to use DualView (not clone mode) in the NVIDIA control panel for independent resolutions on 2 monitors.

    *edit* The poster above beat me to it. :D
     
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  4. cxdist

    cxdist Newbie

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    Yes, I have tried using Dualview, but everytime i select that option and apply it, the external monitor goes "out of range". The only functional option via DVI is clone
     
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    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    No, you're doing it wrong then. You can dualview from DVI. And it's going out of range because the cloned display is larger than your external can take... if you're in a mess just get new video drivers, it's really pretty straightforward..
     
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  6. cxdist

    cxdist Newbie

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    As of now, I am using the latest drivers from laptopvideo2go. My native laptop resolution is 1280x800 and I can clone that on my 26" fine (native of the westinghouse is 1920x1200). When I try to enable dualview, it goes out of range. This is regardless of what resolution i set it to.
     
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    Your external monitor might have different resolutions based on the input...

    In any event, what you are trying to do isn't all that complex, and you should be able to figure it out. Best of luck.
     
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  8. cxdist

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    Ha, I know. I didn't have any of these problems with my last monitor. Still don't know how to make it work :\
     
    cxdist, Jan 17, 2009
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