Safe To Increase Resolution Beyond Maximum Settings?

zaka100

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I was using unity on my laptop with a 1280x800 resolution and i noticed everything was cramped. I want to go beyond my max resolution to 1440x900 but when I was changing my settings in the nvidia control panel, it gave me a warning that it may break my monitor or corrupt the bios. I haven't changed anything yet. Is it safe to change the settings?
 
If you set it outside of the maximum of what your panel can support, you'll get an Out Of Range message on your display - or in the case with a laptop, probably just a black screen. Then you'd have to boot into VGA Mode in Windows in order to fix/reset the resolution.

If you want a higher res than what your built-in panel can support...you'll need to either use an external monitor that supports a higher res, or replace the panel itself with a higher res version, if one is available. You can check https://www.laptopscreen.com/ for replacement/compatible panels for your laptop brand/model.
 
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