Resolution 1680x1050 gone.

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Resolution 1680x1050 gone.

Hi everybody,

Been spending from 8am-4pm searching this forum for any solutions, but sadly no luck.

The setup I'm using is:
Macbook 13" Inch Aluminium. (Late 2008)
Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW 22 inch LCD Monitor.
Mini DisplayPort to VGA connector.

This has always worked before the Mini DisplayPort to VGA connector update. Some people said there were some flickering issues, but got easily fixed with third party apps by pushing the Hz up to 60Hz.

Since I've updated my Mini DisplayPort to VGA connector (yes Apple released a update for the connector), the option to choose 1680x1050 resolution on my Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW 22 inch LCD Monitor is gone. (yes mirroring is disabled)

After trying everything I could, my harddrive died on my, luckily I had a 1:1 backup so I plugged that one in and checked the resolutions again. But no, no resolution that where close to 1680x1050.

I've tried 1600x1024 or 1900x1200, but not suitable and give blurry screens on my Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW 22 inch LCD Monitor.

Anyone out there that can help me?
Thanks!

Macbook 13" Inch Aluminium, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Apr 8, 2009 8:02 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 9, 2009 12:32 PM in response to nguyendtd

Try DisplayConfigX:

http://www.3dexpress.de/

I've used this in several instances to create custom resolutions/settings. Pretty simple and gets the job done.

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kmac1036

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Apr 9, 2009 12:52 PM in response to nguyendtd

switchResX too:

http://www.madrau.com/html/SRX/indexSRX.shtml

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nguyendtd Author

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Apr 10, 2009 2:04 AM in response to supermanguy87

destroyed my partition while adding a new resolution with displayconfigX.
i even got snow when i rebooted the first time, so i rebooted the second time.

ah well i guess i'll try again.

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Answer 4

kmac1036

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Apr 10, 2009 5:45 AM in response to nguyendtd

try switchResX

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Answer 5

Apr 13, 2009 7:58 AM in response to nguyendtd

Geeze, that's not good. I don't think that I've heard of DisplayConfig causing that, sorry... Like several other people have noted, SwitchResX is also another good one to try.

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Answer 6

Jul 2, 2009 5:22 AM in response to supermanguy87

If you are having trouble getting your Mac to "see" the correct resolutions of your monitor, it may be a problem with your VGA cable. I spent hours of time working with Apple support, diagnosing the problem, running tests, updating software and so on.

Despite the fact that the cable SEEMED to be working, I tried a different VGA cable and all my issues went away.

The 1680x1050 that I was looking for was magically there.

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BM5k

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Jul 10, 2009 11:45 AM in response to nguyendtd

Same problem with my mini. Re-installed leopard today from my 10.5.6 disk. No problems until I let it update to 10.5.7. Instantly won't recognize my monitor as 1680x1050. Yes. I know the cable is fine. It was working 5 minutes ago (and has been all day) cable also works with my macbook pro (which is running 10.5.7, no issues with the monitor).

Monitor is a 22: HP

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Y Dude

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Jul 24, 2009 7:15 PM in response to BM5k

Same here - as soon as I upgraded to 10.5.7 I lost the 1680x1050 resolution.
tried it both with my 2 years old mini and my year old unibody MackBook - same result - FAILURE.
Any way that apple can provide a fix for this extremely annoying issue - this is obviously a software bug. Monitor is HANNSPREE HF299H.

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Answer 9

Jul 28, 2009 11:08 AM in response to Y Dude

I can confirm the problem an my LG Flatron W2242T since 10.5.7 there is no 1650 x 1050 😟

regards,
patrick

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nguyendtd Author

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Aug 31, 2009 11:36 AM in response to patrick.steiner

Hi Guys i'm back again.

1680x1050 on my external monitor was doing fine with the updates and OSX-Leopard.

Since I installed Snow Leopard, the external screen is flickering even more than before. What happened to it?
Any solutions?

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Answer 11

nguyendtd Author

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Sep 5, 2009 1:14 AM in response to nguyendtd

apple came with updates.

flickering occurs again with snow leopard

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