Mobile GMA 965 Express Chipset driver problem with Aspect Ratio setting on Windows 7

[idata]

Hi,

Since I've installed Windows 7 on my notebook (I was using Windows Vista before, and didn't had this problem) I've noticed that when trying to run any game (tried several) on fullscreen, I can't really play with the screen completely filled with the game (my notebook is widescreen, so it just centers the image and fills the sides of the screen with black).

Trying to figure out how to "fix" this, I've done some searches on Google and stumbled upon some forums where people with the same problem (but with different graphic cards, from other manufacturers, mostly NVIDIA and ATI) were discussing it and found that this could be solved by changing the aspect ratio setting on their drivers.

So it seemed logical for me to try the same. I opened the software and saw it was already set to "Full screen (no margin)".

Then I thought that maybe if I switched to another option, allowing the driver to update it's configuration, and then switched back to the "Full screen (no margin)" option that was selected by default but didn't seemed to be working or in effect, maybe it should fix it. At least, it was something for me to try.

So, yes, I selected another option, clicked OK, then OK again, and nothing seemed to change. I opened those windows again just to find that the "Full screen" option was selected back (as if it didn't stored the change I made). So I tried changing again, and saw that the same thing happens: nothing.

That's it. I'm unable to change the aspect ratio setting, and the option selected by default doesn't work. I can't figure out what to do. Any ideas?

I'm running Windows 7 Professional on my Dell Vostro 1510 notebook with the latest version available of the Intel GMA driver (8.15.10.1912). I'm pasting the Diagnostic Report output below, so any relevant specification data can be found here.

Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile Report

Report Date: 12/04/2009Report Time[hr:mm:ss]: 17:02:54Driver Version: 8.15.10.1912Operating System: Windows 7 Professional* , (6.1.7600)Default Language: PortugueseDirectX* Version: 11.0Physical Memory: 4086 MBMinimum Graphics Memory: 8 MBMaximum Graphics Memory: 358 MBGraphics Memory in Use: 74 MBProcessor: Intel64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6 GenuineIntelProcessor Speed: 2094 MHZVendor ID: 8086Device ID: 2A02Device Revision: 0C* Accelerator Information *Accelerator in Use: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset FamilyVideo BIOS: 1566.0Current Graphics Mode: 1280 por 800 True Color (60 Hz)* Devices Connected to the Graphics Accelerator *Active Notebook Displays: 1* Notebook *Monitor Name: Monitor Genérico PnPDisplay Type: DigitalGamma Value: 2.20DDC2 Protocol: SupportedMaximum Image Size: Horizontal: 12.9 inches Vertical: 8.2 inchesMonitor Supported Modes:1280 por 800 (60 Hz)Display Power Management Support: Standby Mode: Not Supported Suspend Mode: Not Supported Active Off Mode: Not SupportedRaw EDID:00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 4c a3 41 54 00 00 00 0000 12 01 03 90 21 15 78 0a 87 f5 94 57 4f 8c 2727 50 54 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 0101 01 01 01 01 01 8f 1b 00 82 50 20 22 30 10 3013 00 4b cf 10 00 00 1a 8f 1b 00 82 50 20 22 3010 30 13 00 4b cf 10 00 00 1a 00 00 00 fe 00 4a37 39 34 43 80 31 35 34 41 54 0a 20 00 00 00 0000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 0a 20 20 00 82* Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners.

[idata]

renmel, did you (or anyone else) find a solution?

I'm having the exact same problem as you. I have Windows 7 like you do, however, my computer is not a Dell but a Compaq Presario V3000 series.

Another question; how can I get the igfxTray Module tray icon back to the notification area? I managed to delete it.

[idata]

Great support one can get on this forum... NOT!

But enough of sarcasm now; I found a solution by myself: install the driver for Windows Vista. Now everything is working fine.

I cannot get my tray icon back, however, so if anyone has a solution for this I would be grateful.

(Even when I uninstalled old driver with Uninstall Tool, and installed new Vista driver on my Win 7 system, the icon was still nowhere to be seen.)

[idata]

Hello!

If settings for graphic is similar to Vista, which I use,

You can go to Control Panel, Appearance and Personalization, Adjust Screen Resolution,

then down Advanced Settings and there tab Intel Graphic Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile.

Down there mark "Show Tray Icon".

Hope you'll succeed.

Blessings

[idata]

Thanks a lot. Easy when you know how to do it...

[idata]

No problem, happy that you succeeded.

Greetings

[idata]

Any WORKING driver for Windows 7 yet...?

[idata]

update your direct x runtime:

hope it will solved!

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en or when you are in game mode hit Ctrl + Alt + F11 but be sure that your Hot keys in graphics properties is enabled

[idata]

No, that's not a solution for me, everything is already up-to-date.

So, question remains: is there any working driver for Windows 7 yet?