So when my laptop boots up at 800 x 600, instead of actually displaying the full screen (capable of 1600 x1200) it only displays in the middle of the screen!. When I put it at 1600 x 1200 the screen is actually completely filled, but at 800 x 600 only half is filled. Its hard to explain, but it looks similar to running a game in a window. Is my laptop video card fried?
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HaMMerHeD
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That is (or was) normal behavior for a laptop. There is usually a BIOS option to make it fill the screen. On most newer laptops it is set to fill the screen by default.
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I really don't know. It varies from maker to maker. There may even be a driver option in windows to accomplish the same thing. The laptop manufacturer will have more information on how to accomplish this.