Can't get native resolution on LCD monitor

[LeedsFan]

 I have an IBM  Thinkpad T41 laptop on which I'm running Mame. It's hooked up to a 19" LCD widescreen monitor with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050. Now when I go to the desktop properties in Windows XP I can actually select this resolution from the sliding bar. It even comes up fine... except for the fact that the screen is shunted over to the left by about two inches. So I tried to rectify this by moving the screen over using the horizontal shift from the monitor menu. No dice... it moves it over by about an inch and then it's at 100%. This leaves the screen image still shunted to the left.

Any ideas how to fix this? And if I do get it fixed how exactly to I get Mame running at my native resolution? I assume it's something in my Mame.cfg file?

[Jack Burton]

Just a shot in the dark here, but maybe find the specific drivers for your laptop's video card?

[SailorSat]

You might give PowerStrip a try, or take a look into your GFX cards options.
There usually should be a way to "slide" the image.

[Kevin Mullins]

The 14.1-inch display comes in two native resolutions--1,400 x 1,050 and 1,024 x 768--each driven by your choice of the ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 or the faster Mobility Radeon 9000 graphics card.

Question is is it capable of outputing the resolution you want correctly?

It's hooked up to a 19" LCD widescreen monitor with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050.

[Blanka]

Just connect it over DVI. A lot less problems.

[Ummon]

Don't try native res on an LCD - UNLESS IT'S AN ARCADE MULTISYNC LCD, which is made for such, but only because it's a drop-in replacement to connect to PCBs. Just run mame stock settings, or perhaps with prescale at '2' (though that is too fine for my taste).

[Kevin Mullins]

Don't try native res on an LCD - UNLESS IT'S AN ARCADE MULTISYNC LCD, which is made for such, but only because it's a drop-in replacement to connect to PCBs.

I think what he means is the LCD he's trying to hook up is capable of 1680 x 1050 which is what he's trying to supply it with.
Why he used the term "native" resolution I'm not sure aside from being used to running that particular monitor at that particular resolution on something else.

It's hooked up to a 19" LCD widescreen monitor with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050

[Jack Burton]

IBM Thinkpad T41

    * Intel Pentium M 1.6GHz Processor
    * 256MB PC2700 DDR Memory (2GB Maximum)
    * 40GB 5,400rpm Hard Drive
    * Modular 24x CD-RW Combo Drive
    * 14.1" XGA Display and ATI Radeon 9000 Graphics with 32MB of Dedicated Memory
    * SoundMAX AC'97 Audio
    * v.92 56Kbps Modem, 10/100/1000 Ethernet and 802.11b Wireless
    * Two USB 2.0 Ports and One Type II PC Card Slot
    * 12.2" x 10" x 1" @ 5 lbs.
    * Windows XP Professional and Access IBM Productivity Software

this is all that matters.

Looks like you need to go to here:

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx

and select the appropriate operating sytem and package for your setup.

This should give you a control panel for your graphics card that will probably let you select this resolution or add custom modes. 

[Ummon]

I think what he means is the LCD he's trying to hook up is capable of 1680 x 1050 which is what he's trying to supply it with.
Why he used the term "native" resolution I'm not sure aside from being used to running that particular monitor at that particular resolution on something else.

No, that's actually what he said. I just, uh, was uh.....yeah. Heheheheheh.

[Kevin Mullins]

I think what he means is the LCD he's trying to hook up is capable of 1680 x 1050 which is what he's trying to supply it with.
Why he used the term "native" resolution I'm not sure aside from being used to running that particular monitor at that particular resolution on something else.

No, that's actually what he said. I just, uh, was uh.....yeah. Heheheheheh.

Yup, I do that too from time to time.   

[Ummon]

By the way, with mame stock settings, game display will match the desktop. So fix your resolution issue and you're good to go - should be anyway - although I don't know as running at your native resolution is all that necessary. I think that's what I was thinking originally.