G505S doesn't full-screen my External Monitor (1920x1080)

Hey Guys,
I've just bought a G505s IDEAPAD with the follwing spec's:
AMD A8-4500M, 4 x 1,9 - 2,8 GHz, 4096 KB L2-Cache
AMD Radeon HD 7640G
4GB DDR3
I'm running Windows 7 x64 on it, all the drivers are up to date from the original Lenovo driver page.
I have hooked up an external monitor via HDMI, a Dell U2414H, and it's running in 1920x1080 resolution. My problem: The picture is not stretched all the way to the corners, there is about a 2inch black bar on the corner all around the picture, the same as if you'd watch a 16:9 film on a 16:10 screen or so, just it's all around here.
What can I do, any help?
Thanks a million!!

Yeah, that's what I ended up doing. It just wasn't worth the hassle. I got a good (standard size) monitor for about half the price of the old one, so I'm not too disappointed. Thanks for your help though

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