game wont play in full screen

[jaikar333]

when i try to play games in windows 8,
it opens.., but there is a 2 inch blank space on both sides.. not able to fit the game to the entire screen ..

 

[ZionZA]

What monitor do you have and are you using an HDMI cable?
Also Check to see that you are running the games at the native resolution of the monitor.

 

[jaikar333]

What monitor do you have and are you using an HDMI cable?
Also Check to see that you are running the games at the native resolution of the monitor.

i have a hp laptop.. generic pnp monitor.. amd processor
wen i was using win 7 i had no probs . now i have win 8..
and all games have this probs..

 

[ZionZA]

What monitor do you have and are you using an HDMI cable?
Also Check to see that you are running the games at the native resolution of the monitor.

i have a hp laptop.. generic pnp monitor.. amd processor
wen i was using win 7 i had no probs . now i have win 8..
and all games have this probs..

So its a monitor that you connect to the laptop and not the laptops monitor itself?

 

[jaikar333]

no no .. its the laptop monitor itself ...

 

[ZionZA]

no no .. its the laptop monitor itself ...

Ok what laptop do you have and Have you downloaded the latest graphics drivers?

The black space on the sides is usually an Aspec ratio setting or the resolution of the game being lower than the native resolution of the monitor.

If you can give me the make and model of the laptop I can check for you

 

[jaikar333]

ya i downloaded the latest drives.. (i hope its the latest 😛)
and the games once opened perfectly in the same laptop with win 7..
and here's the config: (took from msinfo32)

OS Name- Microsoft Windows 8 Pro
Version- 6.2.9200 Build 9200
System Manufacturer- Hewlett-Packard
System Model HP Pavilion g4 Notebook PC
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU D4X79PC#ACJ
Processor - AMD A4-3330MX APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics, 2200 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)

BIOS Version/Date Insyde F.62, 12/14/2012
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Embedded Controller Version 33.67
BIOS Mode Legacy
BaseBoard Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State Unsupported
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.2.9200.16442"
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 2.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 1.48 GB
Available Physical Memory 373 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.98 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.17 GB
Page File Space 1.50 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware No
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes

 

[ZionZA]

Go into your graphics cards control panel and check what the aspect ratio is set to. Check to see that its 16:9. Also check that the games resolution is set to 1366x768 or another 16:9 resolution.

 

[jaikar333]

how do i get into graphic control panel

 

[ZionZA]

how do i get into graphic control panel

Go look at the following page and see if that helps.

http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/UnableToSetGPUScaling.aspx

 

[jaikar333]

i dnt hav this control panel bdy ... :/
and i think my os is having some probs... its not able to auto detect and update the required drivers .. i'm gonna format my lap and instal a new os this week.. may be that'll help .. thanks for ur help frnd

and one more thing ... my usb gamepad and mouse is not recognised by the system ... any ideas.. ?? tried all drivers and softwares..
and the device works well in other pc..

 

[ZionZA]

That's odd. I would recommend going back to windows 7 then.

 

[jaikar333]

ya .. actually i did install a win 7 on one of my hard disk... but that os itself had llots and lots of probs... it would accept any drivers...
so i'm gonna install a new and fine win 7 os this week ..
u think that'll solve all the probs ... ??

 

[ZionZA]

I hope so. You have to keep in mind that usually laptops are designed for a specific Operating System. Best way is to install windows 7 again and see what happens.

 

[jaikar333]

hmm .. i wil
thanks for ur time budy .. 😉
have a nice day ...

 

[ZionZA]

hmm .. i wil
thanks for ur time budy .. 😉
have a nice day ...

No problem. Thanks you too and good luck with the Laptop.