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I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T410 and an LG monitor E2250 (1080p, so should support 1920×1080). I try to connect the monitor using the RGB connector and use it as an external monitor. The problem is that Windows 7 only shows the monitor as a non PNP monitor and will not allow me to set the resolution to 1650X1050. I installed the driver for the monitor manually, but it still did not help, even after a restart.

I might add that the external monitor does not display the BIOS messages at boot.

What can I do?

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Are you sure the laptop supports an external monitor of that resolution? – RJFalconer Nov 9 '10 at 22:58
@RJFalconer - It's a Thinkpad. It supports that resolution. (VGA does go that high, right?) – Shinrai Nov 10 '10 at 15:37
wikipedia says VGA should support 1280x1024px @85 Hz (160 MHz) and up to 2048x1536px @85 Hz (388 MHz). Try updating graphics drivers perhaps? – RJFalconer Nov 12 '10 at 0:39
I checked for a driver update and got the message that I am using the latest version. I think I am just going to buy an HDMI cable and be done with that. – Shaihi Nov 12 '10 at 14:40
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I ended up adding a custom resolution through the NVIDIA controller for the card. Using the native resolution for the screen works without problem (1920x1080).

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If this solved your problems, you should accept is as the correct answer. – AndrejaKo Nov 17 '10 at 21:54
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I had the same problem with the LG E2250-v monitor with an Acer notebook running Win7 Pro 64-bit. Win7 Dsisplay settings is a no-go. I finally installed a Graphics Controller (I had Intel Card in the notebook) and in the Intel Graphics and Meia Control Panel (taskbar right side bottom corner) I could adjust re3solution. Forget about the Display settings in win7 it just does not work. Install or go to your installed graphics card controller. It should work properly.

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