Correct Driver for Compaq Evo N610c Display?

[gandalf2041]

I have a 1.8 GHz Compaq Evo N610C laptop. The screen is only recognized as generic in FC5. This laptop came in 2 flavors of screens (both 14.1" TFT): XGA and SXGA+. I have two questions:

1. How do I tell which display I have?
2. What is the correct driver in FC5 for this display?

[bigfootnmd]

Most laptops come with a manual. One could read and determine what display and graphics chip you have. If you registered with HP/compaq go to hp.com and click support. Best I can tell is you have an ATI video chip. ATI has linux drivers for their video chips on laptop Motherboards.

https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...ge&folderID=27

You may also search the forums for ATI laptop drivers here.

Hopefully this will point you to the light.

[gandalf2041]

I appreciate the response. The laptop came from my work after an acquisition so, there are no manuals; however, I was able to find the specifications at Compaq(HP). Unfortunately, as I pointed out in my post, the best the Compaq specs could tell me is that it came with either the XGA or the SXGA+ depending upon what was ordered. The chip is a Radeon Mobility 7500.

The main reason for the question is that the XGA tops out at 1024x768 while the SXGA can handle substantially higher. I'd like a little more screen real estate but I don't want to overdrive the panel and fry it. I'm pretty sure it's only the XGA because the processor was on the low end of the range and I surmise that the better display only came on the higher end units. I am really hoping to see if there is a way I can confirm my suspicions without running the risk of damaging the panel.