Can't get my monitor to display at the refresh rates it says it can

[yukichigai]

I have an NEC Multisync FE1250, 20" viewable and just a damn cool monitor. I recently discovered that NEC had drivers for it available for download, and not only that but they'd added PDFs for the manual as well. I downloaded the new driver and installed it, giving me more choices in refresh rates and resolutions. Now I've managed to get it damn close to my max resolution without dropping below 70Hz, but for some reason at 1920x1440 (max res) the damn thing only has 60Hz available. When I unclick the "hide modes this monitor cannot display" I see the next resolution up is 75Hz. The thing is at max res the monitor is capable of doing up to 72Hz, not 75. Other resolutions give me the option of choosing 72Hz and 70Hz, but not this one. Is there any way I can add that choice to the menu or otherwise force my monitor to display at that rate?

EDIT: Oh yeah, running Windows 2000, Service Pack 4, fully updated, with a 9600 non-pro.

 

[xSauronx]

i just wish i had such a monitor...i cant help, but i wish i had a 20" monitor...mmmm

 

[yukichigai]

*bump*
Anybody?

 

[Viper96720]

Probably not since it's an odd number. I would just use 70Hz. Don't think 3Hz more would make much difference.

 

[Viper96720]

INF file
Is that the INF file you downloaded?

 

[Viper96720]

Why do you need to use that high a res?

 

[yukichigai]

I can't enable 70Hz either. The only refresh rates it has listed are 60Hz and 75Hz, and 75 is only listed after I unclick the "hide refresh rates this monitor cannot display" button.

I'd like it to go that high because, well, it says it can. Do I really need a reason besides that?

 

[yukichigai]

And yes, that's the INF I downloaded

 

[vshah]

i know with nvidia vcards you can attempt to force a certain resolution & refresh rate...
not sure about ati though

-Vivan

 

[yukichigai]

Omega drivers have an option to force a refresh rate. Unfortunately it only has 60Hz and 75Hz listed.

 

[bandana163]

Try RefreshForce. It forces the max refresh rate available.
I wouldn't recommend Powerstrip, since it doesn't work in DirectX or OpenGL games on XP (and probably Win2000???). It is a good desktop refresh rate modifier, though.

 

[yukichigai]

Well the desktop refresh rate is mainly what I'm going for here. I don't have any games which can run at 1920x1440, either for reasons of crappy performance or just because they're so old they didn't imagine resolutions that high. But regardless 60Hz is an unbearable resolution; it hurts my eyes.

I tried installing Powerstrip to fix a problem with my 9600 and... well I was abruptly forced to reformat. I'll take a look at RefreshForce.

 

[BFG10K]

Refresh Force (ReForce) is the universal tool that fixes such issues. Don't use something like PowerStrip because it's memory resident.

 

[yukichigai]

Oh hey, I haven't been home yet (school for another two hours, bleah) so I haven't looked for ReForce. Is there an official site for it that someone has handy? Otherwise I'll just google for it or check download.com.

 

[yukichigai]

Reforce can't set it to 70hz. It auto-detects it at 60Hz, and if I try to change it the thing won't take.

Damn. Sigh... ahh well.