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   [OS2HW] T42 stuck at 1024x768 on externa   
   27 Apr 12 23:34:41   
   
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   Hi all,   
      
   I've been successfully running two 'twin' MCP2 systems at two different    
   addresses for some time, so all I needed to carry from one house to the other    
   was a little external 2.5" HD with my data, and now I'm facing a real PITA.   
      
   Systems:   
      
   System A is a 14" Thinkpad T42 with an ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 with 64MB    
   memory; native LCD resolution is 1400x1050, but I have the TP connected to a    
   docking station so I can use normal size peripherals, the external monitor is    
   a 19" TFT Planar PL1910M running at 1280x1024.   
      
   System B is another 14" T42 with an ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 with 32MB; native    
   LCD resolution is 1024x768, identical docking station, external 19" Nokia CRT    
   monitor happily running at 1280x1024.   
      
   OS is MCP2, cloned from one HD to the other with minimal cfg changes to make    
   WIFI work (A and B WiFis use GenMac so the only difference is in protocol.ini)   
      
   The problem:   
   	   
   The Nokia monitor attached to System B died and for three months I used the    
   laptop LCD running at its max res 1024x768 (a bit sucky but OK for weekends).    
   Now I finally got a replacement Planar 1910M identical to the other one, but    
   system B refuses to switch back to 1280x1024.   
      
   I have carried all equipment over to the same house to conduct some tests and    
   I'm stuck. System A works perfectly at 1280x1024 docked in either station and    
   connected to any monitor, but System B lists video modes up to 1024x768, tops.    
   Swapping primary HDs yields the exact same results after any number of swaps    
   (advantage of nearly identical twins). Of course, both laptops have the system    
   display directed to the external monitor (DVI) when PM loads, and they are NOT    
   in dual mode.   
      
   Both systems used to run SNAP/SE 2.2.x. I have just updated one to latest    
   3.0.8 released by Scitech from Hobbes (reported driver timestamp etc. was the    
   same hence I never upgraded) and I get exactly the same results - when HD with    
   SNAP 3 is mounted in System A everything is OK, but max resol available in    
   System B is 1024x768.   
      
   Needless to say, if I boot Windows XP in System B I can work at 1280x1024 just    
   like before - Also, both SNAP versions report my monitor/model as    
   unknown/wrong (no XP .INF file to import, the Planars were real PnP from the    
   start) but its resolution is listed right in graphics.log:   
      
   Monitor configuration:   
      Manufacturer... Unknown   
      Model.......... Novatek  563D   
      Max Resolution. 1280x1024   
      Max HScan...... 80 KHz   
      Max VScan...... 75 Hz   
      Features....... DPMS   
      
   Planar capabilities are listed like that in both systems with both SNAPs, too.   
      
   I suspect something at the BIOS level but I see no settings to tweak. SNAP    
   (both versions) also reports I have no TV out capabilities when that used to    
   work perfectly with WarpVision, but it's been centuries since I last played    
   with it and I'm not sure it's relevant at all now.   
      
   Any ideas? I'm ready to post any logs from any hard/soft combinations if you    
   think something can be done.   
      
   Thank you in advance.   
      
   Best regards,   
   Alfred.   
      
      
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