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need dell monitor help with dvi/hdmi

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I just purchased this from Dell directly. I am unable to get the proper resolution for this monitor. I wanted to run the setup at D:\drivers\setup.exe and I get this error

"Please check if Dell 3007WFP is Plug-In!"

Well, it IS plugged in and powered on. I see my desktop there (I have it set to duplicate view between my laptop and this monitor). The other problem is that Vista is showing it at 1280x800 max resolution. However, my laptop video card is Nvidia 8400M GT which supports the maximum resolution of this monitor.

I'm using this cable:
http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Unlimi...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1196726006&sr=8-1

I am unable to install the driver because of the above error. I'm using Vitsa 64bit Ultimate. Please help me out.

Nothing happens when I press + or - as well. I ran this file and rebooted, but see no changes:

D:\drivers\3007wfp\Vista\3007wfp64.exe

Dell has no drivers to download at all: http://support.dell.com/support/dow...emID=LCD_TV_W3007&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=

I was told on Dell's forums this:
The video card port that the monitor is connect to must be a DVI-D Dual Link connector to get 2560x1600. If not, you will only get 1280x800.
My Sony laptop only has an hdmi port, not DVI.

How can I work around this? I don't see why it should not work. It worked
fine on my 22" samsung (hdmi to dvi).

Would this adapter help at all?
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/s...atalogId=10051&productId=172119&cmArea=SEARCH

Or anything from here?
http://www.radioshack.com/search/in...i-d adapter&origkw=HDmi To Dvi-d adapter&sr=1

Full Specs:
Sony Laptop VGN-FZ290
Core 2 Duo 2.6GHz
4GB Memory
Vista 64bit Ultimate
Nvidia 8400M GT 256GB Dedicated / 768MB Shared

Nvidia's site says this series supports dual link dvi
http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_8M_techspecs.html
 
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I was told that I need a dual link dvi cable.

http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=3308&sku=40288

Is this good? Its a dual link dvi, but not sure about the hdmi. How do I know what type hdmi port my Sony laptop has? Their site does not mention anything about this and I won't bother asking their lame support.

Someone on Dell's forum said the hdmi has to be dual link as well (29 pin).
 
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