What Version of Dell QuickSet are you running? Is Presentation Mode On?

 

-Bob

Thanks for looking at this..

I have QuickSet 1.2.6

I have found the way to set my resolution to the 1680x1050 that I used to progect by going to the advanced display setting and then under the monitor tab I unchecked the "Hide modes this monitor cannot display" (even though I did not have to do this before.) The problem is though that it is projecting that but only displaying the native resolution then panning it as i go to different areas of the screen (so only a piece of the screen is shown at any one time.)

I tried both presentation mode on and off, though did not see any difference at all. I could be using it incorrectly.

Thanks for any help...

I'm confused.  Are you attempting to project 1680x1050 or are you attempting to project a lower resolution and you are having problems with your laptop primary resolution?  1680x1050 seems high for a projector.

Also do you recall which version of NVIDIA driver you were running on the original laptop versus the one you are running now?  What is the version number you are currently using?

The version of Quickset you have is pretty old, but if it worked in the past this may not be the issue.  I just discovered there is a newer release than the one I have (I think I am running 3.9.4, not on my laptop at this time) v.5.8.0, A30 (Download Link Below):

Yes I am, and had always previously projected at 1680x1050. It is not the native resolution of my projector (1280x1050 or something like that is) but it worked well. I use the 5382 driver for my video card and have to due to the fact that I am an engineer for a CAD company and that is what it works best with. I tried newer video drivers just for kicks, with no luck. I will try the new Quickset, but I suppose that I am confused what could have changed as I just took my hard drive out of one computer and put it into the next.

I am using the laptop screen as the primary and projecting at the same resolution. I have the top resolution screen option in my laptop, 1920x1200 I think it is.

Thanks....

Message Edited by SierraTech on 12-12-2005 10:41 PM

I agree with the only difference being video or PC BIOS. I got the original M60 right when they came out and think that it had A00 or A01, where my new one is A09. Is it advisable or possible to get and go back to an older BIOS?

You can roll back your BIOS with no problem.  Some of the later enhancements of the computer's BIOS was to address Service Pack 2 changes, but I doubt there would be any noticeable differences in downgrading.  You might try rolling back the Video BIOS first, before flashing the computer BIOS to A00 or A01 to see if this resolves your issue.

All-in-all the M60 is a fine machine and I'm glad I grabbed it before the M70 became king, because It has been DELL's (and all other manufactures) trend to drop legacy ports.  I use the M60 Printer port to FLASH ALTERA devices, and the USB version of their download cable is not only expensive but sloooooow.  I also use the Firewire whereas the M70 has none.

Let me know what you find.

-Bob