Satellite M30-104 - Cannot set a right resolution on external monitor

Hi everyone,
I've got a Satellite M30-104 with a nvidia GeForce FX5200.
It works well but when I plug a external monitor in, which is a wide screen 1440*900, I can't set the good resolution, even if I install the last driver.
What can I do?
Thanks

Hi
First of all you have to check in your user manual if your graphic card would support such external resolution.
But note; you will be not able to choose this resolution if the graphic driver doesnt contains it, even though this resolution would be supported by graphic card.
As you see two facts are important: graphic driver and graphic card have to support this resolution if you want to use it.
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