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   Shep© to DaveJohnson12@nomail.   
   Re: Are monitor drivers necessary? Buyin   
   07 May 05 21:35:10   
   
   XPost: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell, microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion,   
   alt.windows95   
   XPost: alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq   
   From: nospam@nospam.com   
      
   On Sat, 07 May 2005 06:11:47 GMT If I have seen farther it is because   
   I have stood on the shoulder of giants  DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote :   
      
   >On Sat, 07 May 2005 02:02:25 GMT, "mdp"  wrote:   
   >   
   >>How fast you can ultimately go with your refresh rate will depend on your   
   >>resolution but with your monitor specs showing vertical frequency spec of   
   >>50-160 Hz, I'd say you probably have more head room beyond 85Hz at 800x600.   
   >>Note the modes it shows are preset modes.  As long as your graphics card and   
   >>monitor can handle other combinations and you have that info in a driver   
   >>(INF) file, you are free to try different settings.   
   >   
   >Thanks. I don't have the drivers for the monitor. There is a pdf file for my   
   monitor that   
   >says 85 Hz is the limit for 600x800 and it might be the limit for my old   
   graphics card too   
   >because it's not giving me the option of going higher.   
      
   I've found little or no use for anything above 75Hz on a CRT :)   
      
      
      
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