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dual monitor issues

BardiBardi Registered User regular
edited June 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
I got a second monitor today, an asus VW246H (1900x1200) to go along with my ASUS g50v laptop monitor (1366x768)

I am using dualview mode in my nvidia control panel. Unfortunately, the left side of my new monitor cuts off part of the screen. For example, if i have a firefox window split between the two monitors, there will be a portion that is not visible. I can't seem to fix this, as nvidia control panel help keeps giving me suggestions that i can't even find in the control panel menu. If anyone knows of a solution to this I'd appreciate it greatly

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  • Mmmm... Cocks...Mmmm... Cocks... Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    All I ever used was the standard windows options and never had a problem.
    Ultramon (I think that's what it was) was what I used for some sweet multi monitor fluff.

    Could you try those instead of rolling through driver options?

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  • BardiBardi Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    i dont know whether my computer has a standard windows monitors option; all i've ever done to set up dual monitors has been through the nvidia control panel. I guess as a last resort i could try this ultramon program, but i've just configured 2 routers to run tomato, and had a surprisingly difficult time doing it so i think i'll take a break from fiddling of that sort for a while.

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  • ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Windows 7: right-click desktop, click screen resolution.

    Elaborating on what suggestions you got from NVidia control panel would also be nice.

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  • strebaliciousstrebalicious Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I pretty much never maximize a window across both screens. I essentially just treat them as two separate desktops that I can move windows between. But as for software, I like DisplayFusion as I seem to remember it working a little better with Windows 7 than any other program.

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  • oldsakoldsak Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    did you try resetting your monitor?

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  • embrikembrik Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    oldsak wrote: »
    did you try resetting your monitor?

    My question too. If it's connected via VGA, force it to do an auto-adjust. There is usually a button or monitor menu item for this. Check the monitor's controls, not your computer.

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  • BardiBardi Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    auto adjust fixed it, thanks guys. the solution was in the booklet that came with the monitor as well, that's what i get for not reading it haha

    and @ strebalicious: yeah i wasn't trying to do that, just using the example of splitting the images across both screens to explain how it was cutting things off.

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