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| Thread ID: 68678 | 2006-05-07 07:03:00 | Monitor refresh rate too high...how to reset? | CCF (6760) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 452909 | 2006-05-08 04:34:00 | I had this problem in WinNT and had to reset in the registry. | KiwiTT_NZ (233) | ||
| 452910 | 2006-05-08 04:44:00 | Tried what Chilling_Silence suggested, I went into the Device Manager, right clicked on Display adapter and selected Uninstall. From the process it looks like that the nVidia drivers were what it uninstalled, so I reboot and went into the normal window environment and reinstalled the default drivers. (Due to the driver were uninstalled, the refresh rate selection were locked) Before the monitor alway went to sleep half way the installation testing, though now it manages to finish it....though..now after the reboot, the monitor stays blank after the window loading screen. Not to sleep, but blank... , cause you could tell that the LCD back light was on, not off. Hmm...so what now? Btw, I should of mention this before, I have even formatted the comp thinking it was some sort of prog that is causing it, so basically the window at the moment is a fresh install of win xp pro. As to georgeks, you said "Occasionaly one could be pushed to 70 HZ, but that was tricky" that sounds scary... cause all my monitors are set to run at 75Hz...I hope I aint doing damage to my monitors. Why I choose 75Hz was that it was the highest Hz I could set it to or atleast the highest that my monitor would allow me to set it to. Would I be damaging my monitor if my monitor allows me to have it on 75Hz? Thanks High refresh rates really only do anything on CRT's (stop that annoying flicker) A refresh rate of 60hz on an LCD won't give you a flicker, so there is no point in running it any higher (even though some support higher) My friend was running his LCD at 70hz and occasionally the picture would get wobbly, like heat shimmers from a toaster (kinda hard to explain) running it at 60hz fixed the problem. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 452911 | 2006-05-08 04:49:00 | For info the current GeForce4MX Nvidea forceware driver is v84.21 The Nvidea notes advise "Download Accelerator" utilities should be disabled when downloading any drivers Do not run virus protection software in the background while installing drivers. This prevents the driver from configuring itself properly. Before installing new drivers make sure you uninstall all NVIDEA display drivers from the Windows Control Panel. Browse to the Start menu> Windows Control panel > and search for "NVIDEA Windows Display Drivers" or "NVIDEA Display Drivers" and select remove. Recently installed above driver on a CRT and it dropped the monitor settings to the lowest screen resolution and refresh rate that the monitor would accept. It looked terrible but right cl on Desktop and reset Nvidea resolution and refresh to my requirements. You can save old settings but I prefer to start with a clean slate. |
FrankS (257) | ||
| 452912 | 2006-05-08 06:21:00 | Hi there Thanks for the advices and will try them asap, currently have my hands full at the moment. I'll post back asap with the results. Though any more suggestions will be very grateful. Thanks again |
CCF (6760) | ||
| 452913 | 2006-05-08 08:05:00 | You could download powerstrip from www.entechtaiwan.com/ps.htm, install under safe or VGA mode and setup a hotkey combo to automatically restore 60hz operation once booted into normal windows. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 452914 | 2006-05-08 19:58:00 | Start windows, press F8 and take the option VGA only. This will allow you to log in with acceptable resolution. From then on, change the refresh rate as you like | georgeks (9122) | ||
| 452915 | 2006-05-09 06:34:00 | Hi there Thanks a lot for the many advices, though sadly, none have worked so far . So far I've tried: 1) Booting up in VGA mode - I managed to get a CHANCE to change the refresh rate and the resolution this mode, however when I click OK or APPLY my screen will show an entire screen of weird pictures (same type of picture), not really like a picture, more like some sort of symbol . I'm sure you guys have heard of SPACE INVADERS, yeah those 'pictures' looks a lot like those alien space ships ^^ . I couldnt do anything once it was like that, so I restarted and back to square one . :( 2) Downloaded that program Agent_24 suggested . Wasnt too sure how or where I could set up a hot key, though I did find a hot key (CTRL+ALT+S) that was said to reset settings back to safety settings . However this hot key didnt seem to function after the window loading screen . :( 3) What Chilling_Silence sggusted, I uninstalled the driver though when I got back in normal window mode and updated the driver, it does the same thing, except it doesnt go to sleep but a blank screen on my LCD . I know, i know, Chilling_Silence said update the LCD and that is what I'm about to ask . . . where do I go and update the driver for the LCD? And for the advice on turning off the AV and DA, that is good advice though currently this is a fresh install of WinXP Pro, nothing is on except for the motherboard drivers . . . and hopefully the graphics drivers . What I'm wondering now, would there be a chance that my LCD is broken? Or would it be my graphics card that is causing all this? I mean i have reformated and reinstalled window quite a few times on this computer, and all those time everything was perfect . . . just this time . Thanks |
CCF (6760) | ||
| 452916 | 2006-05-09 06:45:00 | See if you can create a new display mode setting (res and refreshrate) in powerstrip, and associate a hotkey to switch to that mode. Ctrl+Alt+S I think is for resetting core/memory speeds to safe defaults if you have been overclocking with powerstrip and are getting problems. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
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