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dotnmarty
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BrentB
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Ok thanks
Email Dell tech support
The current screen is for watching 16:9 HD videos and higher resolution is not supported which might mean not supported by the hardware , driver support or sales location.
You can check Dell US for new drivers. If none, check Dell Europe, France,...... non US for drivers. The other option is determine the video chip vendor and check their web site for drivers. If new drivers are available and do not work then it is hardware limitation. My point is there is a difference between not supported feature and hardware not made for the a task. One example is the NEC 1260 laser printer. It is a 600 dpi, has Abode Print Gear and extra RAM can be added. When XP was released, NEC was getting out of the printer market and did not write a XP print driver and XP defaulted to a generic laser printer driver and now, this printer prints at 300 dpi, bypasses Print Gear and the extra ram is not used. It is a work horse printer and easy to refill toner but no just a entry level 300dpi printer
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Wefings
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Mine loaded right up on an ACER 9" XP netbook. Used a flash drive to transfer the software with no instal problems . Now just need time to use it . Driving a little today , will check it out . Seems to work fine and even has speech recognition .
Marc
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BrentB
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| dotnmarty wrote: | | dotnmarty wrote: | Bill- I got the $17 gps. Then I got the $35 external DVD player to load the software. Still waiting for the $20 12 volt adapter. All I need now is for you to come over and put all this stuff on my Inspiron Mini!
MartyP |
I know it's hard to believe, but Bill never showed up! So, of course I called my son Joe. He tried to load this stuff and tonight I got this email from him
"So here is the problem. The mapping software requires a minimum screen resolution of 800 * 600. When I attempted to load the software, it checks your system and aborts loading because your machine doesn’t have enough resolution. I believe you have something like 1020 * 560.
I went into your display settings to see if I could just set the resolution higher, but it appears that it is not possible to change this. ''
Unless somebody had a better idea I'm gonna have to ask Lizzie to figure it out. I hate to ask her because she does get lots of homework in the second grade.
MartyP |
I have HP netbook and the min screen resolution is 1024x 576 using Intel 945 Express video chipset and it is fixed by the Intel video drivers. The screen might be capable of different resolutions but the video drivers controls or can limited the functionality of the screen
On some PCs and video chip sets, the user can select unsupported modes but on mine it is greyed out
Another option is to contact the software (GPS, etc) tech support for assistance, they can patch it with more supported screen resolutions and let them know the netbook market is hotter than a billy goat in a pepper patch
and they need to relocate
or
So hot the hens are laying hard-boiled eggs.
Hotter than a honeymoon hotel. ... |
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dotnmarty
Joined: 03 Nov 2003
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City/Region: Sammamish
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C-Dory Year: 1993
C-Dory Model: 16 Angler
Vessel Name: LIZZIE II
Photos: Lizzie
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| Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:48 am Post subject: |
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Hey Brent- Your posts took me back to a chemistry course at Cornell in the 50's that I flunked, taught by two guys named Sienko and Plane. The only thing I understood was their jokes. I do appreciate your helpful posts. I will pass them on to someone who can speak that language.
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BrentB
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| Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:00 am Post subject: |
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no problem
chemistry joke
Teacher asks the student what is HCL?
Student could not remember and said I just had it on the tip of my tongue
Teacher: Well you better spit it out b/c it is hydrochloric acid! |
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dotnmarty
Joined: 03 Nov 2003
Posts: 4209
City/Region: Sammamish
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1993
C-Dory Model: 16 Angler
Vessel Name: LIZZIE II
Photos: Lizzie
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| Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:44 am Post subject: |
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| Wefings wrote: | Mine loaded right up on an ACER 9" XP netbook. Used a flash drive to transfer the software with no instal problems . Now just need time to use it . Driving a little today , will check it out . Seems to work fine and even has speech recognition .
Marc |
Well, here's my next move. I tell Santa that I want a trip to Appalachicola for Christmas. While there I just happen to visit Wefings to see if he has a used 14 footer in stock. I just happen to ask Marc about about a certain $17 gps, which I just happen to have with me. He installs it on my laptop, no problem. He sell me a 29 ft. Ranger Tug, I trade in the 93 Volvo for an F-350 6.4L V8 Turbo Diesel to tow it and sell the house to pay for it. We use the $17 gps to find our way back to Seattle and move in with Lizzie's family. It could be worse.
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BrentB
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| You need a Tom Cat for a tender |
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