Photoshop Snapping External Monitors Issue

Hello,
Here is a screenshot of my Photoshop that I snapped to one of my external montors on my Mac and now I can't move it...and most of the features of the program are cut off..
Any way to fix this?
Thanks

checkyourmirrors
It seems as if lucasperdidao, the original poster, never got an answer to his question.
The only thing that I can suggest is to try SwitchResX and manipulate the settings until you find the right settings for your monitor. I believe that there's a free trial period, so that you can text it before purchasing.
Good luck,
Clinton

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I have a 17" MacBook Pro 2.4ghz "connected" to a 23" Apple cinema display. For years now I've been able to just connect and wake from sleep with the MBP closed and start working. Ever since I've upgraded to 10.6.4 I have had problems getting my external monitor to switch on. I've had them both in the my local service centre and had them tested and they're both working fine individually. I though it may have been a power supply or Nvidia problem but they're fine. I can't get my monitor to wake either with the MBP closed or open. The sleep light will be lit but there is nothing on the monitor. I've zapped the PRAM, reset the SMC, run DiskWarrior and repaired permissions. Nothing works. I've even followed Apples guide to using them together under clam mode. Still no joy. So for now I'm stuck without being able to use my monitor which has been tested and is functioning properly. I'm wondering if anyone else has the same issues.

that works, although the laptop isn't really close enough to my other monitor for that to make sense. I'd still like to know why it's acting this way.................... thanks for the feedback, though

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Hello,
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this; however its worth a shot after trying for the past 48 hours to figure this out.
I took the hard drive out of my wifes gateway laptop that had Windows 7 on it and put it in my T400. After it booted up and all of the drivers got installed everything worked fine except the external monitor (It wont recognize it at all).
In the device manager I am getting a code 12 for the Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family. I have pretty much exausted all of the options I can think of and nothing seems to work. Anyone have any ideas what this issue is or how I can resolve it to use an external monitor? The device manager is also showing errors for PCI Serial Port and PCI Simple Communication Controller (not sure if any of these are related to the issue)
Again, sorry if this isn't the right place for this and thanks for any help!
Thanks!
-Mike

Hi mrosenello, welcome to the forum,
my guess is that Windows installed generic drivers and not everything is 100% as it should be. I'd like to suggest that you download, install and run ThinkVantage SystemUpdate which should hopefully then install all the correct drivers you need.
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External Monitor Issue

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i had the same problem, i solved it by buying a more higher end "hdmi to vga" wire, i 1st bought a cheap conversion wire "hdmi to vga" from a slow boat from china via Amazon and it didn't work on my macbook but seems to be working well on my windows laptop.
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Well, I have this Mac for a year now and 3 months ago I bought a AOC monitor (20" LED e2050Sn) to use with it.
The problem is that the monitor loses signal and come back instantly. That happens at least two times an hour.
Tests I've made:
1 - Used the monitor in a PC. Worked fine.
2 - Used another monitor for a couple of days. Had the same problem.
3 - Reseted the NVRAM and PRAM. Nothing changed.
4 - Changed the energy options to never. Didn't worked either.
I really don't know anything else to try.
Can anyone help?

checkyourmirrors
It seems as if lucasperdidao, the original poster, never got an answer to his question.
The only thing that I can suggest is to try SwitchResX and manipulate the settings until you find the right settings for your monitor. I believe that there's a free trial period, so that you can text it before purchasing.
Good luck,
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When I do a search for the NVIDIA Control Panel, this message appears:
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I attempted, several times, to download the NVIDIA driver from the NVIDIA site via auto detection. The auto detect page instructed me to download Java, but Java is already loaded and current. So I entered the NVIDIA info manually, which eventually lead to this message:
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NVIDIA WMI – Not Installed
nView – Not Installed
Graphics Driver – Failed
3D Vision Driver – Not Installed
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After a restart, right clicking the desktop still does not show the NVIDIA Control Panel.
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Manufacturer: Unknown
Location: PCI bus 1, device 0, function 0
Device status: Reinstall the driver for this device. (Code 18)
Then I clicked the Reinstall Driver button, which lead to this message:
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I went through the above processes several times to be certain that I did not miss something.
There is a GeForce shortcut on the desktop and when clicked, leads to this message:
“GeForce Experience encountered an error and must close.”
Tried rebooting to BIOS:
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-Graphic Device (NVIDIA Optimus)
-OS Detection for NVIDIA Optimus (enabled)
Changed display to Graphic Device, tapped F10 to save and exit, then save, before computer goes into normal mode.
Try Fn/F7, duplicate, then extend, then projector and in all cases the HP monitor remains black, unrecognized. Message on W520 screen:
“Unable to connect to a computer.
No projector was detected.”
So, back to reboot> BIOS>Config>Display were I find that the setup reverted to the default. Changed display to OS Detection for NVIDIA Optimus disabled. Save, reboot, Fn/F7 and again no recognition of the HP monitor. Reboot, BIOS etc, and the display option is back to the original default.
What do I need to do to get NVIDIA and the external monitor working on this W520?
Thank you.

Hi RR
1. Ensure your BIOS is set to NVIDIA Optimus for multiple monitor connectivity.
2. Download and update your Intel and NVIDIA driver from it's official website. Clicking Intel and NVIDIA will link directly to the download page for latest driver.
3. If the 2 above succeed, but Fn+F7 still can't display your external monitor. Try right click Desktop > NVIDIA Control Panel > Display > Set up multiple displays. (The only workable method for W520 - Windows 8.1)
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I have a ThinkPad T410 with Windows XP SP3. I've installed the latest Presentation Director (4.55) and the latest Intel HD drivers (6.14.10.5273). If I hook up my external LCD monitor (an HP L2045w) directly from the VGA port on the monitor to the VGA port on the laptop, I can extend my video display to this monitor. However, if I attach the monitor through a KVM switch (a Belkin Omniview E series), I can't. I don't have a dock for this laptop.
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