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    Missing resolutions from Call of Duty 4

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by bolty, Aug 30, 2009.

  1. bolty

    bolty Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Guys,

    Got my studio xps 16 yesterday, love it but have an issue. In call of duty 4 i can only seem to get a limited number of resolutions even if i change the aspect ratio from 4:3, 16:9 etc. For example i have no resolution in between 1280*1024 and 1920*1080. Need a 1600*1200 option. Changing the aspect ratio in l4d gave me more options but this fix doesnt work in cod 4. Any one have any ideas?

    Cheers
     
    bolty, Aug 30, 2009
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  2. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Do you have a 16:9 screen , as some games do not support all resolutions as they were made when only 4:3 and 16:10 screen were available, see if there are any updates available for COD4
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Aug 30, 2009
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  3. Dayton

    Dayton Notebook Evangelist

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    Use the Mobility Modder to install the drivers from ATI to get a few more resolutions. You still won't get 1600x1200 but I don't know why you would want that resolution on a 16:9 screen. 1600x900 would be the ideal but the closest you will get is 1680x1050.
     
    Dayton, Aug 30, 2009
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    luanme Notebook Enthusiast

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    Assuming you have the 4670 ATI gfx card, do a right click on your desktop and open Catalyst Control Center, go to Notebook Panel Properties, and choose the option "Preserve Aspect Ratio".

    See if that works.
     
    luanme, Aug 31, 2009
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  5. bolty

    bolty Notebook Enthusiast

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    Cool guys got it sorted using the mobility modder, man thats a great tool!
     
    bolty, Aug 31, 2009
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    the_scotsman Notebook Consultant

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    Why does using Mobility modder do things different?

    I went to the ATi site and downloaded the latest catalyst drivers for the Mobility 400 series....

    What drivers do you use with Mobility modder?
     
    the_scotsman, Aug 31, 2009
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  7. Nivk

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    With the mobility modder you use the desktop 4600 series drivers, assuming you have a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670.
     
    Nivk, Aug 31, 2009
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    the_scotsman Notebook Consultant

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    Yep I have the 4670.

    Are the desktop drivers better? Whats different?
     
    the_scotsman, Aug 31, 2009
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  9. Dayton

    Dayton Notebook Evangelist

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    Between the Dell driver and ATI's? If that's what your asking, ATI's are the most current which will make for better game compatibility and they offer more available resolutions.
     
    Dayton, Aug 31, 2009
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    scorpeeon Notebook Evangelist

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    i think he meant between Ati's official Mobility drivers and Ati's official desktop drivers modded w/ Mobility Modder.
     
    scorpeeon, Aug 31, 2009
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    Yea, I meant between the latest Mobility drivers and desktop drivers. Surely they are the same version. What's different between them? Are they the best drivers to install?
     
    the_scotsman, Aug 31, 2009
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  12. Saisei

    Saisei Notebook Deity

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    I hope your not using the ol 169.03 drivers from like 10yrs ago. You need to update that card of yours.
     
    Saisei, Aug 31, 2009
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