i recently had to reformat my laptop but cant get the setting back to the widescreen format. ive tried the display properties but its not letting me change the settings past 1024 x 768.

5/31/2006 11:50:15 PM

did you install the drivers for the chipset?

5/31/2006 11:52:21 PM

i dont get what your saying.

5/31/2006 11:54:19 PM

well what kind of laptop is it?

5/31/2006 11:55:22 PM

well on the CPU you have to bridge pin 1 to pin 14 with a soldering iron and that'll enable the MMX technology to use its 3DNow! functionality, giving you widescreen

haha nah

get the drivers from the manufacturer's site

6/1/2006 2:39:05 AM

^ what he said, the latter part i mean. the manufacturer's website should have all the drivers for your laptop.

6/1/2006 11:10:31 AM

ok so i installed the drivers and the display is only allowing me to go to 1280 x 800. before i had to reinstall i had a higher resolution, but now i cant change it to a higher resolution.

6/4/2006 8:17:08 PM

what kind of computer is it?

6/4/2006 8:32:37 PM

hp

6/4/2006 8:54:38 PM

what model?

6/4/2006 9:01:59 PM

how did you figure out how to reformat but can't change your display size

6/4/2006 9:02:23 PM

i followed hps instructions to reinstall everything. i reinstalled with the recovery cds and such, but the display won't go any larger than it is currently at.

hp zv5240us

6/4/2006 9:29:45 PM

you are a fucking idiot

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?cc=us&docname=c00248258&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

look at the god damn display specs

max resolution is 1280 x 800

6/4/2006 9:51:31 PM

why are the fonts on every window so huge then

6/4/2006 10:09:46 PM

dear lord.

Return the laptop, go buy a pen and a pad of paper.

6/4/2006 11:50:58 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

This belongs in the technically inept thread.

[Edited on June 5, 2006 at 10:08 AM. Reason : ..]

6/5/2006 10:07:19 AM

-Right click on Desktop, click Properties
-Click Appearance tab
-Change "Font size" drop down menu selection to "Normal"
-Click OK

6/5/2006 3:32:08 PM