Solved Unable to set resolution properly on multiple display set up

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Iraw

Iraw

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I have a brand new laptop (Inspiron 16) that I'm trying to hook up to an old monitor (Dell E1910.) I can get both displays to show at 1440 x 900, and it looks good. But I want to set to just display on the E1910 and turn off the laptop screen. However, when I set it to just display on the E1910, the resolution flips back to the native laptop resolution which is 1920 x 1200. It locks into this resolution (resolution option greyed out) until I duplicate the displays again, at which point I can pick whatever resolution I want, and both screens cooperate. I tried updating the driver and downloading driver directly from intel, but this didn't improve situation. Thanks for any help.
 
Also, I'm using an hdmi to vga adapter to connect to the second monitor, if that matters.
 
so the Dell laptop has the HDMI port and the old monitor only has a VGA port?
does that model monitor also have a DVI port, if so, that way you'd be using two digital ports instead of one analogue, one digital.

I'd be getting a DVI one end - HDMI the other end, cable.
or get your hands on a newer screen than that poor old 19" unit. :)
 
Thanks for reply. I got it to work for now by using the "list all modes" option in display properties. Yeah you're right that I should get a better monitor now that I have laptop with better display capabilities :-), I just don't like getting rid of stuff that still works (the laptop was a gift)
 
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