Eee PC Seashell series netbook screen is cut off at bottom no matter the resolution

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Published on 2012-07-01T15:37:16Z Indexed on 2012/07/04 21:18 UTC
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I have an Eee PC 1015PE Seashell netbook running Windows 7 Home Premium with an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 (8.14.10.2230) with a "Generic Non-PnP Monitor" detected.

I tried:

  1. Changing the resolution (Control Panel => Appearance and Personalization => Display => Screen Resolution) to 1024x768
  2. Updating the video driver (to 8.14.10.2230)
  3. Uninstalling the driver and rebooting
  4. Pressing the Windows Key + "-" (magnifier)
  5. Pressing Ctrl + Mouse Scroll only resizes the desktop items
  6. Pressing Fn + F4 shows 1024x600 (which I think is what I should be using, but nothing happens)

EDIT:

  • Changed from Landscape to Portrait and it works
  • Attached an External Monitor and when I extend or set as desktop it works only on the External Monitor (shows up as "Generic PnP Monitor in Device Manager)

Intel Graphic Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile: Display Settings - Screen Resolution

Basically the bottom inch of my desktop is off-screen hiding my start bar, but my wigets are in their proper position (the start bar is not hidden). Pressing Ctrl + Esc shows the start menu but its cut-off.

I'm pretty sure I should be using 1024x600 resolution, any advice?

What's odd is that this only started happening recently.

EDIT2:

  1. Here are some screenshots showing the problem:

Resized Window to fit: Resized window to fit visible area

Opened Start Menu - notice it cut off: Opened Start Menu - notice it cut off

Maximized window and then scrolled down - notice no Start Menu: Maximized window and then scrolled down - notice no Start Menu

  1. I downgraded my graphic driver I downloaded from the Intel Download Center for the Graphic Media Accelerator 3150 (now: 8.14.10.1972) and now my "Generic non-PnP Montior" detects as "Digital Flat Panel (1024x768 60Hz)".

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