# Resolution Error - cannot select higher than 1280x960

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resolution-error-cannot-select-higher-than-1280x960/116152
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**Created:** [July 15, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resolution-error-cannot-select-higher-than-1280x960/116152 "2004-07-15T02:47:42Z")
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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resolution-error-cannot-select-higher-than-1280x960/116152/1 "2004-07-15T02:47:42Z")

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Hey everyone,  
I recently upgraded my comp with a dirt cheap Radeon 9600 Pro I found on newegg, and it’s been great with most of my games except Half Life. The issue I have is that my resolution settings for HL doesn’t go beyond 1280x960 for Direct 3D. When I use Open GL, I get all the resolutions up to 1280x960 plus a big jump from there to 1600x1200. The option for 1280x1024 is completely missing.

I’ve googled around and could not find anything. I had this problem a few years back with my GeForce 3 card when playing UT. I’ve tried reinstalling the ATI drivers to the latest version, and it doesn’t seem to fix the problem. I had this problem with UT, but I was able to modify an INI file by manually adding in the resolution setting for 1280x1024. I’m not getting that lucky with HL, and I can’t seem to find a file that controls the resolution settings besides having to use the in-game Video Mode chooser. I do have the latest update for HL also.

Thanks!  
Kirupa :ub: