Closing lid forces desktop to 1024x768

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tpribors · #1 Post by **tpribors** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:35 pm

Gack!

T60p 1600x1200 display.

I installed the new video driver and BIOS from the software web page this morning and now when I close the lid the desktop and all windows get forced into a 1024 x 768 region. When I open the lid the menu bar is squished and then snaps to the full display size, but all of the icons and windows stay squished.

Unacceptable behaviour.

Any ideas on how to fix it?

Thanks!
Tony

tebore · #2 Post by **tebore** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:58 pm

Just wait for the next driver release. Or go back to the old one.

This is typical behaviour of the Generic ATI driver. Me thinks Lenovo got lazy this time and didn't really do any customizing of this set of driver to the TP.

#3 Post by **ryengineer** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:06 pm

BIOS update is meant to fix that problem.

I suggest you reinstall the GPU drivers.

Also make sure the resolution set by Windows is same as that set in Presentation Director.

Please also take a look at this thread.

tpribors · #4 Post by **tpribors** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:51 pm

Believe it or not, but Lenovo has decided that previous driver versions will no longer posted or available! The driver update page no longer lists the previous video drivers and searches for them don't reveal links (this used to work, even a few months ago). Meanwhile, support suggested a roll back which only restored the utility but not the video driver. Sigh...

tpribors · #5 Post by **tpribors** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:01 pm

It's definitely the new video driver (8.383). It is sometimes fortunate that Software Update lags the software updates page, so when I ran Software Update it found 8.362 (which I had before) and reinstalled it. The lid closing no longer blinks out for a long period of time, and doesn't show relics of the smaller display when returning to online.

Anyone else experience 8.383?

hero · #6 Post by **hero** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:55 am

tpribors wrote:It's definitely the new video driver (8.383). It is sometimes fortunate that Software Update lags the software updates page, so when I ran Software Update it found 8.362 (which I had before) and reinstalled it. The lid closing no longer blinks out for a long period of time, and doesn't show relics of the smaller display when returning to online.

Anyone else experience 8.383?

I'm having av T60p plus using 8.383 and having the same problem. The only workaround that I'm aware of is to set the laptop to go into Standby when closing the lid. Works fine but it is a workaround! Would appreciate if someone could solve this!

Geomatic · #7 Post by **Geomatic** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 3:32 am

tpribors wrote:It's definitely the new video driver (8.383). It is sometimes fortunate that Software Update lags the software updates page, so when I ran Software Update it found 8.362 (which I had before) and reinstalled it. The lid closing no longer blinks out for a long period of time, and doesn't show relics of the smaller display when returning to online.

Anyone else experience 8.383?

I replaced

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8.383.1.1.3-070621a2-050878C-Lenovo

with

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8.362-070405a-046310C-Lenovo

(luckily found in c:\drivers\WIN\DISPLAY\) without uninstalling the newer one and guess what, the "close lid problem" doesn't occur anymore!

Regards and good luck, Geomatic.

libit · #8 Post by **libit** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:07 am

I experienced the same problem. And also in my case it was caused by latest ati driver (v8.383) installed by system update. This can also be the cause of similar problems (with desktop icons messed up) that people are having with Presentation Director.

I solved it uninstalling ati drivers (just go to control-panel->add/remove software and remove the "ATI Uninstall" item, which uninstall all ati stuff), rebooting and letting Windows identify and install the video driver itself. This doesn't install the Catalyst stuff (which , by the way, was eating tons of memory on my pc) but just the basic video driver which is lighter and doesn't mess icons. You still have full control on display configuration both from display->properties and Fn-F7.

selector · #9 Post by **selector** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:11 pm

This new driver has resolved it for me:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-62841

tpribors · #10 Post by **tpribors** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:24 pm

selector wrote:This new driver has resolved it for me:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-62841

Thanks! That driver showed up on my updates and I put into the holdoff mode until someone reported. I'll give it a try.

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