Presentation Director allows only max 1024 x 768

Hi,
I have a T42 and recently purchased a 22" LCD monitor to connect through my dock station. When I dock my thinkpad I can only see in 1024*768 resolution and would like to configure it to 1280*1024. When I do it manually and undock the Thinkpad its LCD remains in 1280*1024 and to restore it to 1024*768 It asks to reboot windows.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks.
Juan

The Syncmaster 510 is a 15" LCD monitor and the highest resolution it supports is 1024 x 768. That is why you can't get it to go higher. You will need to upgrade to a larger monitor in order to have 1280 x 800 on the external monitor.

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