HELP NEEDED! How can I get 2560 * 1600 on Win 7 ? MacBook Pro 17 + Dell 30 inch 3008 WFP + Fusion 3

[demrek1971]

I run VM Ware Fusion 3 on a Mac Book Pro 17 hooked to a Dell 30 inch screen

I can manage to get a Resolution of 2560 * 1600 on the MacBook Pro,

however the highest resolution I can get Win 7 is 2048 * 15336 (and I want to be able to set it to 2560 * 1600 to enjoy my 30 inch screen!)

I have searched the KB, and found an article which mentionned that I should add the following lines in the vmx file (which I did)

The lines are the very bottom of the vmx file

svga.maxWidth = "2560"

svga.maxHeight = "1600"

svga.vramSize = "16384000"

KB Article : http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1003&slice...

I did the manipulation describe in the KB above however, rebooted several times, but I still can't get the correct resolution to show in Windows

[admin · Accepted solution]

Did you install VMware Tools? Without needing any tweaks to the .vmx file, the highest resolution I see is 2560x1920 (and 2560x1600 is an option).

Edit: I'd suggest taking out the .vmx file edits, as you've set the max VRAM size to 16 MB

[demrek1971]

Etung : Many thanks, you were correct, all I needed was to install VM Ware Tools to get 2560 * 1600

Once again thanks