Intel GMA 950 cannot display 1920x1200

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Hi, I just bought a new monitor (the Samsung 2693HM) and I cannot get my notebook (linked to it through VGA) to display 1920x1200 (the monitor's native resolution) on there. Right now it's running at 1280x800 (my notebook's monitor's native resolution) on the Samsung with black bars on top and bottom.

My notebook (Sony Vaio N110G) runs on Intel GMA 950, which according to Intel, can support resolutions up to 2048x1536 at 75hz, so it shouldn't have any problems with this monitor, but I can only get it to run on resolutions equal to or lower than the native resolution of my laptop monitor (ie. 1280x800 or lower). Does anyone know how I can fix this? Thanks in advance.
 
my eee has the same graphics chipset and i can right click on the desktop and theres an option for graphics properties...if you have that you should be able to set your settings for each individual monitor. check for newer graphics drivers also.
 
Have you tried just running the external monitor and then using the laptop display? That sometimes works for me with my laptop and projectors and school.
 
Update your drivers to the latest. I've had that happen to me before with most widescreen resolutions, and that's the solution.
 
Make sure you have your monitor settings configured to extend your desktop onto the second display and not to duplicate the contents. If you have it set to clone the displays, you'll be limited to the highest resolution of the smallest display.
 
I turned off my computer and plugged it in, and restarted it. That got me to display at 1920x1080 for some reason. But I still can't get to to run at 1920x1200.
 
Installed the latest driver, and still stuck on 1920x1080. The texts look a little weird b/c the monitor's native is 1920x1200.
 
LOL. I have the same monitor and the same chipset...max mine will do is 1680x1050...i think its more a limitation of your video chipset.
 
But according to Intel it'll do 2048x1536, so 1920x1200 shouldn't be a problem. I also got the latest drivers for both my chip and the monitor, still stuck at 1920x1080.
 
Did you download the driver from the laptop manufacturer or from intel.com? Get the ones from Intel if you haven't yet.

I have no problems running my 945G video at 1920x1200.
 
I just downloaded it from Intel. I can open up the program that changes the resolution settings, but it lists 1920x1080 as the highest resolution. 1920x1200 isn't even listed.
 
Btw, how do you know it's Intel GMA 950G? That's the one I got, but I was a bit fuzzy on that.
 
Looks like i have the 945M as well and updated drivers through Intel and can only display a max of 1680x1050. There isnt any limitation with the VGA cable is there?
 
Shouldn't be. I'm using the one provided with the monitor, so it would be idiotic if the provided cable cannot handle the native resolution of the monitor.
 
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