Cannot get a native 1680x1050 resolution?

alexkeebler

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westinghouse lcm 22w3 monitor
my native resolution worked fine on my old comp. got a new comp, with windows 7 64bit.
and wont display my native resolution. pretty much all resolutions except mine...and some very close to the correct one. only goes up to 1600x1200 (what im using right now)

how do i get the right resolution?
i have an ati radeon hd 4250 integrated graphics card.

its bugging me SOOO bad how im so close to the right resolution, but everything is off ever so slightly. the person i bought the computer from was telling me how i might get the correct resolution if i switch from my current vga cable, to a dvi cable. he said id get my native resolution, and it'd look better.

if there are any drivers i do need to update.. i dont know what ones they are, or where to get them. im used to having xp..this is my first night of having windows 7, and im unfamiliar with every single this on this computer.. so bare with me.


edit: id like to add that after i right click and go to screen resolution, and click update driver, it says its up to date. also, the "display" is being read as "generic non pnp monitor" which is odd, because my monitor IS a pnp.
 

alexkeebler

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im just scared if i uninstall it, ill ruin it or worry i got the wrong driver. if im re installing my mobo driver, why am i going to the display adapter and uninstalling my ati driver?
 

alexkeebler

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i did what you said. the display written for my monitor said "default" instead of "generic non pnp monitor"
and also i got higher resolutions, however they were all out of range. and also, when i dragged folders they were laggy. i put in my mobo driver disc, and put in my other drive and im back to step 1 again