How do I change the display resolution on the control panel ABOVE the maxed out resolution shown so I can use a 17' screen which requires 1280x10xx? When I try to use any 17" monitor, a message comes up "recommended resolution is 1280x10xx" and then the screen locks up.

• Native Resolution - 1280 x 1024 at 75 Hz

• To change your screen resolution

• Open Screen Resolution by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, and then, under Appearance and Personalization, clicking Adjust screen resolution.
• Click the drop-down list next to Resolution, move the slider to the resolution you want, and then click Apply.
• Click Keep to use the new resolution, or click Revert to go back to the previous resolution.
• if not display come pls select esc button to revert resolution.(don't press Enter)

The screen resolution probably set incorrectly.
Go to Control Panel - Display - Settings tab and move the Screen resolution slider, try 1024 x 768 resolution first.

Open Control Panel - Display - Settings tab - Screen Resolution move the slider to the right to increase the screen resolution.
If you cannot increase the screen resolution, it means the correct video driver was not installed generic VGA driver was installed.
In this case install the video driver for your graphics card and change the screen resolution.

Go into control panel, click display, settings on the top right, set the color quality at max and the screen resolution also at max, click okay to save settings and monitor should adjust accordingly, if not set monitor to auto setup.

Here is the manual: http://www.retrevo.com/support/NEC-LCD1770V-Monitors-manual/id/279dj981/t/2/

I believe you can turn off the resolution warning using the on screen setup menu.

Have you tried adjusting the screen resolution in Control Panel - Display - Settings and moving the slider on Screen resolution?
Normally a monitor such as Samsung LCD would be able to display a higher resolution.
If you cannot adjust the Screen resolution in Display - Settings then it may be that the correct video driver was not installed or is corrupted.
To check if the video diver is OK, go to Control Panel - System - Hardware - Device manager and click on Display adapter. Check that your display adapter is OK and working. If you see a yellow ? against the video adapter or a standard VGA adapter was installed then you need to re-install the video driver for your model graphics card.

I think the problem is going to be in the Windows software, and not the settings on the monitor. Not sure which type of computer or which Windows you're running, but get into control panel, monitor settings and see what you can do. Windows help and support might be able to assist you.
Here's an excerpt from ncix.com:
Cons Clumsy front panel controls
Vertically, picture is no larger than my old 17"
May require video card upgrade for higher resolutions
Front panel illuminated power button is distracting
Summary Overall, I really like this monitor. But don't expect a size increase vertically over a 17" display. I actually lost half an inch. I prefer a 16:10 aspect ratio so I'm not actually using the full wide available. If you're like me you can save some change and go for the 2243.
Cons Clumsy front panel controls
Vertically, picture is no larger than my old 17"
May require video card upgrade for higher resolutions
Front panel illuminated power button is distracting


Cons Clumsy front panel controls
Vertically, picture is no larger than my old 17"
May require video card upgrade for higher resolutions
Front panel illuminated power button is distracting
Summary Overall, I really like this monitor. But don't expect a size increase vertically over a 17" display. I actually lost half an inch. I prefer a 16:10 aspect ratio so I'm not actually using the full wide available. If you're like me you can save some change and go for the 2243.

Not sure if that will help, but there it is.
Here is the whole blog:
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?mode=productreviewread&product_id=37490
Not sure if this will help, but you might check it out:
http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-cards/19981-cannot-display-1920-x-1080-a-2.html
Good luck, and hope this helps.

Go to the Control Panel and click on Display, the the Settings tab. then change the screen resolution to 1024 X 768 or higher resolution.
The higher the resolution the smaller the Icons will be but you will be able to display more information on the screen.

Try to change the desktop display settings, see screenshots below, see if it works

Right click on your destop and go to properties > settings

1. Set your Screen resolution to 1280X1024
2. Then click advanced and go to Monitor and set the refresh rate to 60 Hertz.
   

you need to change the aspect ratio or position of the screen using the menu and buttons on the monitor