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Radeon 7000 max refresh 75Hz
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A while back I posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati, and still have not resolved problem with Windows 98 se and Radeon 7000 VE: * will not allow refresh rate greater than 75Hz * -- I have a Radeon 7000 that has long been running 1024x768 32bpp hsync=99 vsynch =120 in windows 98 se. It uses an Iiyama Vison Master S901GT monitor, with refresh ranges h 27-102, and v 50-160. When I updated machine to 1 G ram (extensive tests of memory with x86memtest and other utils - mem is not issue), something belched on reboot into Windows. I had no success reloading the driver I had been using (wme_radeon_4_13_7189.exe), and eventually loaded the "latest and greatest:" 4.14.01.9109 ... wme-radeon-7-90-030605m-009437c-efg.exe ... AND control-panel-7-90-030605m-009437c-efg.exe Now I can't get a refresh rate of over 75Hz The function to adjust refresh rate under ATI display settings/adapter seems to make no difference. In the same ATI display settings/displays/monitor/(advanced) I find no function for refresh rate. It seems I am locked into the 75Hz as a max vsynch?!! ATI support does not answer my inquiry. (Some in the alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati NG speculate that ATI has essentially quit supporting anything before 8000 or 9000 series!) *** The same machine runs fine in linux! It runs 1280x1024 24/32bpp hsync=91 vsynch =85 in linux XFree86. All indications are it is the driver and/or Windows98se!!! -------------------- I have subsequently tried several of the ATI drivers, including Catalyst 3.0, 3.5, 3.6 ... same story --- dxdiag indicates no problems and full function with DirectX 9.0a (and now b). Same beh as with DirectX 8.1 ... --- Since I have 1 G memory, I have also tried settings for the memory addressing in system.ini with anything less than MaxPhysPage=40000 (equiv of 1024MB) I get a blank screen - no output to monitor with 40000 or above (or no setting) I get the persistent behavior. MSKB articles: !! Specifying Amount of RAM Available to Windows Using MaxPhysPage http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;181862 1024 1073741824 MaxPhysPage=40000 1073741824 = 1,048,576 x 1024 AND: "Out of Memory" Error Messages with Large Amounts of RAM Installed http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;253912 Computer May Reboot Continuously with More Than 1.5 GB of RAM http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304943 Error Message: Insufficient Memory to Initialize Windows http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;184447 Any solutions??? RSP -- can reply to: rprigan AT insight.rr.com |
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Thanks Rich. The Rage3D Tweak utility did the trick. Apparently the
ATI-supplied utilities do not adequately edit registry keys?? I just picked 1024x768 from the "standard" seetings and adjusted the refresh rate to 120 Hz (proper vsynch). Updating VIA 4-in-1 didn't help The latest drivers from ATI didn't help. Fiddling with Win98's memory paging didn't work. I don't know whether to blame M$ or ATI, but ... Geez! Things are getting much easier in linux nowadays! RSP Rich Barry wrote: Check out http://www.rage3d.com/files/ Especially Tweakers and Tools. RefreshForce. "RS Prigan" wrote in message A while back I posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati, and still have not resolved problem with Windows 98 se and Radeon 7000 VE: * will not allow refresh rate greater than 75Hz * -- I have a Radeon 7000 that has long been running 1024x768 32bpp hsync=99 vsynch =120 in windows 98 se. It uses an Iiyama Vison Master S901GT monitor, with refresh ranges h 27-102, and v 50-160. When I updated machine to 1 G ram (extensive tests of memory with x86memtest and other utils - mem is not issue), something belched on reboot into Windows. I had no success reloading the driver I had been using (wme_radeon_4_13_7189.exe), and eventually loaded the "latest and greatest:" 4.14.01.9109 ... wme-radeon-7-90-030605m-009437c-efg.exe ... AND control-panel-7-90-030605m-009437c-efg.exe Now I can't get a refresh rate of over 75Hz The function to adjust refresh rate under ATI display settings/adapter seems to make no difference. In the same ATI display settings/displays/monitor/(advanced) I find no function for refresh rate. It seems I am locked into the 75Hz as a max vsynch?!! ATI support does not answer my inquiry. (Some in the alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati NG speculate that ATI has essentially quit supporting anything before 8000 or 9000 series!) *** The same machine runs fine in linux! It runs 1280x1024 24/32bpp hsync=91 vsynch =85 in linux XFree86. All indications are it is the driver and/or Windows98se!!! -------------------- I have subsequently tried several of the ATI drivers, including Catalyst 3.0, 3.5, 3.6 ... same story --- dxdiag indicates no problems and full function with DirectX 9.0a (and now b). Same beh as with DirectX 8.1 ... --- Since I have 1 G memory, I have also tried settings for the memory addressing in system.ini with anything less than MaxPhysPage=40000 (equiv of 1024MB) I get a blank screen - no output to monitor with 40000 or above (or no setting) I get the persistent behavior. MSKB articles: !! Specifying Amount of RAM Available to Windows Using MaxPhysPage http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;181862 1024 1073741824 MaxPhysPage=40000 1073741824 = 1,048,576 x 1024 AND: "Out of Memory" Error Messages with Large Amounts of RAM Installed http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;253912 Computer May Reboot Continuously with More Than 1.5 GB of RAM http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304943 Error Message: Insufficient Memory to Initialize Windows http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;184447 Any solutions??? RSP -- can reply to: rprigan AT insight.rr.com |
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