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Ox1de
2004-12-19, 04:05 AM
A friend told me if I set the refresh rates in the settings from 60 to 100 that my games would run smoother... The only thing this did was make my monitor not boot up when I turn the computer on... Is anything damaged ? Or do I just have to change the rates back somehow without a monitor? And if so how do I do this.


Thanks
Ox1de
2004-12-19, 05:30 AM
I figured out that my monitor is blown ... Now i'm using a 15 inch :(

A warning to you all .. DON'T MESS WITH REFRESH RATES !!!! Especially if you don't know what you are doing.
Adrenachrome
2004-12-19, 09:29 AM
Best thing to do it keep the box that says 'Hide modes my monnitor cannot support' checked.

And choose the maximum it can support.
Rurouni Storm
2004-12-19, 10:03 AM
The maximum isn't always the optimum. For instance, my monitor goes up to 140, but it can only display that at 640x480
Ox1de
2004-12-19, 11:14 AM
Yes I did that check box thing... and it never turn back on. It was pretty old though
Demosthenes
2004-12-19, 11:50 AM
Did you try going into safe mode and changing the settings back?
D3V
2004-12-20, 12:33 AM
Have you tried unplugging the monitor? With no power, it can't save it's settings..
WetWired
2004-12-20, 07:01 AM
The setting is stored on the computer, not the monitor :rolleyes:
Demosthenes
2004-12-20, 08:44 AM
The setting is stored on the computer, not the monitor :rolleyes:

Not on the newer monitors. I have this monitor which saves all its settings. IIt has many cool features. One I just found out recently is, it can also turn into the batmobile. I got in and rode it around my neighborhood for a while showing off my new monitor. Then we started to fly. Then we came back, it turned into a monitor and I started working on my computer again. But the most impressive feature is it can definitely save its settings. Although, I don't know, the fact that it can turn into a batmobile comes pretty close.
D3V
2004-12-20, 11:17 AM
Actually when you unplug a monitor and it is plugged back into the power and into the computer your monitor which saves its own settings will be reset. They will be put back to the default settings, the only thing you save on your computer is what type of monitor it is, the refresh settings, and display changes back when the settings are reset.