Setting resolution to 1680x1050 60Hz on Mac Mini

I have a non-Apple display that I am using with a Mac Mini, OSX 10.5.8. This display has a native display resolution of 1680x1050. Unfortunately this is not one of the display options in System Preferences, although there are display options with an even higher resolution. Is there any way that I can force the Mac Mini to output a 1680x1050 resolution?
Alternatively, is there some lower resolution that will be "native" for a 1680x1050 monitor? The monitor in question is a Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW.
Thanks for your help!

1680 x 1050 is the only resolution that will give a good picture. If OSX won't give it, you can use SwitchResX
<http://www.madrau.com/SRX3/index.html>
or DisplayConfigX
<http://www.3dexpress.de/>

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