Windows 7 1366x768 FullScreen Fix!

Abel95
Abel95
in CrossFire Support
Unfortunately ATI has not released any Windows 7 drivers for their older DirectX9-based graphics cards/chipsets. For those devices, you have to install the old 9.x-series "legacy" Vista drivers and Catalyst Control Center onto Windows 7. Your instructions do not work with those "legacy" Vista drivers.

Here's how you get at the aspect ratio settings in the legacy Vista drivers (version 9.11 in my case) on Windows 7 on a laptop:

1. Launch ATI Catalyst Control Center.

2. If it's not already in "Basic" mode, switch it to "Basic" mode (via the "View -> Basic View" menu item at the top left).

3. Once you're in Basic mode, you will see these three tabs along the top:
- Easy Setup Wizards
- Quick Settings
- Information Center

4. Go to the "Quick Settings" tab, and you will see three settings in the left-hand side:
- 3D Quality
- Video Playback
- Notebook Panel Properties

5. Choose "Notebook Panel Properties", and then in the right-hand side you will see "Resize the desktop to fit the display panel".

6. Click on "Resize the desktop to fit the display panel" to select it, and then press the "Go >" button.

7. You will now be on the "Desktop Image for Notebook Displays" screen, where you can select from the following options:
- Do not resize
- Resize to fit the display panel / Full Screen
- Resize, but keep the image's original dimensions (aspect ratio)

8. Choose the second option, and click the "Finish" button.


NOTE: The aspect ratio/scaling options are not exposed anywhere in the "Advanced" mode of the Catalyst Control Center.

This works 100%. I hoped I helped! :D

If it does not work for you because you have different versions (vista) then try this: http://forum.z8games.com/showthread.php?t=210628
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  • CyberCatUK
    CyberCatUK
    Here is another guide someone posted (can't remember who it was ;)) which might help depending on which graphics chip/card you have.

    http://forum.z8games.com/showthread.php?t=135961

    As well as the images there, be sure to check post #8 for a link to a different ATI control panel and other posts which might point you in the right direction.
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  • SexyPollo
    SexyPollo
    What happen if I have both, and integrated Intel HD 3000 and my Nvidia GT 540M?

    (1366x768)

    There's no scaling option on both GPU settings.
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  • CyberCatUK
    CyberCatUK
    If you are using one monitor it will only be using 1 graphics card (or Intel CPU graphics). The one your monitor is connected to.

    If you are using dual (or triple/quadruple?) monitors you need to set the graphics card option for the monitor you are using for playing crossfire with. Most likely the dedicated nVidia card.

    And there is usually an option for both nVidia and Intel regardless of which one your monitor uses.
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  • SexyPollo
    SexyPollo
    CyberCatUK wrote: »
    If you are using one monitor it will only be using 1 graphics card (or Intel CPU graphics). The one your monitor is connected to.

    If you are using dual (or triple/quadruple?) monitors you need to set the graphics card option for the monitor you are using for playing crossfire with. Most likely the dedicated nVidia card.

    And there is usually an option for both nVidia and Intel regardless of which one your monitor uses.

    It's Automatic, the GPU switches when it's needed. It does say Intel HD thought, but those options are not there.

    Look: menuihd.png
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  • CyberCatUK
    CyberCatUK
    OK, as it says built-in display I assume you have a laptop?

    My laptop has an option in the BIOS (Keep pressing F1/F2/F10 or similar when turning on) to set how the display is handled when using a resolution lower than the native screen resolution.

    I haven't used the laptop for a while but I think its called Panel Fit. (Your BIOS may call it something different)

    IE: Your native windows screen resolution is 1366x768 and you play crossfire at 1024x768. If the panel fit option in the BIOS is set to standard I get black borders each side. But if I set it to fullscreen it stretches out to fill the entire screen.
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  • SexyPollo
    SexyPollo
    CyberCatUK wrote: »
    OK, as it says built-in display I assume you have a laptop?

    My laptop has an option in the BIOS (Keep pressing F1/F2/F10 or similar when turning on) to set how the display is handled when using a resolution lower than the native screen resolution.

    I haven't used the laptop for a while but I think its called Panel Fit. (Your BIOS may call it something different)

    IE: Your native windows screen resolution is 1366x768 and you play crossfire at 1024x768. If the panel fit option in the BIOS is set to standard I get black borders each side. But if I set it to fullscreen it stretches out to fill the entire screen.

    Yes I have a laptop, if I do this on BIOS will it affect in any way other things? Since it's like forcing the whole screen to re-size every time.
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  • CyberCatUK
    CyberCatUK
    It will affect your screen every time for an application that wants to run full screen, but only if that application uses a smaller resolution than your displays native resolution.

    So if you changed your windows resolution to 1024x768 it would also stretch windows out to full screen. However i can't think of any reason why you wouldn't run windows at the normal 1366x768 native resolution.

    So its basically just full screen games that would be affected, to then utilize then entire screen.

    Maybe there is even a key combination which can switch it on and off? I noticed in my Intel settings (HD3000) there are hot keys for CTRL+ALT+F11 to turn panel fit on or off.
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  • Abel95
    Abel95
    CyberCatUK wrote: »
    OK, as it says built-in display I assume you have a laptop?

    My laptop has an option in the BIOS (Keep pressing F1/F2/F10 or similar when turning on) to set how the display is handled when using a resolution lower than the native screen resolution.

    I haven't used the laptop for a while but I think its called Panel Fit. (Your BIOS may call it something different)

    IE: Your native windows screen resolution is 1366x768 and you play crossfire at 1024x768. If the panel fit option in the BIOS is set to standard I get black borders each side. But if I set it to fullscreen it stretches out to fill the entire screen.

    The best thing about this method is that you change it back to 1366x768 and it will still be full screen. All you have to do is lower your resolution and put it to full screen/Resize to fit the display panel then save it and change back to your maximum resolution then start Crossfire and it should be full screen without any borders.

    The only disadvantage is that it only works with ATI for windows 7/Vista.

    Vista Method: http://forum.z8games.com/showthread.php?t=210628

    Anyway, you did create a thread: http://forum.z8games.com/showthread.php?t=135961

    But in your thread, the ATI method does not work for some people (like me) and this is another way to do.
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