Problems with resolution, etc ..

[aislephive]

For the past month I've been using my 22" Westinghouse LCD monitor which was hooked up to my laptop. On it I could place 4 FTP tables with zero overlap whatsoever on 1680x1050 resolution. Today, I purchased a 20.1" Westinghouse LCD monitor and also a video card to support a dual monitor setup. I also hooked it all up to my Compaq Presario 6000 desktop computer.

Anyways, I got it all setup, but on my original 22" monitor now there is a little bit of overlap (top to bottom, not side to side). The resolution is still the same, what could be the deal? Possibly the video card? Any way to fix it?

Also, on my new 20.1" monitor the max resolution is 1400x1050, making me a complete idiot for buying it. Anyways, I might just make do with it. I see that under Properties < Settings < Advanced < Monitor there is a box I can uncheck that is labeled "Hide Modes that this monitor cannot display" and gives me a warning that it could damage the monitor and display incorrectly etc. If you uncheck that box you can then select the Adapter tab to the immediate left and select different screen resolutions that you didn't have access to before. For fear of ruining the monitor, I haven't tried it. I was wondering if anybody else has messed with trying to increase their resolution like this and what their results were. Is it too risky / stupid to consider?

Thanks in advance.