Refresh Rate issue

Question

Hardware:

Dell Latitude D620 w/ Nvidia NVS 110M

Dell 2405FPW (24" Widescreen)

Issue:

Typically I run at 1920x1200 @ 60Hz. At this resolution/refresh rate things look fantastic.

However occasionally when I come out of screen saver, the system will drop down to 1920 x 1200 @ 50Hz which, to be honest, the display really can't handle and looks awful. (It gets squashed to the center of the screen with about 2" margins on either side).

Is there a way to manually edit the set of supported modes for the display so I can drop out that one mode from the list of mode the monitor 'supports'?

Thanks,

-- Paul

*and yes I did also just post this to the MS Community forums...

Message Edited by paulw001 on 05-02-2007 10:44 AM

mombodog · Answer

Some display settings have an advanced button, in there on the monitor tab there is a check box 'Hide modes that this monitor cannot display'  I do not know if this will stop the screensaver problem.   You might look for an updated graphics driver also.  http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R126608&SystemID=LATITUDE%20D620&servicetag=&os=WW1&osl=en&deviceid=5260&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=2&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=6&fileid=168332  latest from Dell

paulw001 · Answer

'Hiding' un-supported modes doesn't help (and in fact I was noticing it sometimes picks 59Hz which isnt in the list). Also there is a newer Vista only driver now available (Jan 07) which I am running. I also made sure I had the Dell monitor definintion file but that doesnt seem to help either.

Mary G · Answer

Have you tried not using any screensaver? They are really not needed nowadays and use up battery power. Just set the screen to go off instead. Check the advanced settings on your Video card software, too.

paulw001 · Answer

Screensave is defined as required in the AD GPO (as a screen lock to be exact).

GioAguilar · Answer

Why don't just press the Windows Key + L to lock the computer instead of using the wallpaper to do that???   And I think the problem is because a bad video driver, maybe if you try a lower resolution you will not have that problem... But I know looks better with that resolution...

mombodog · Answer

Screensaver is required, so even if one forgets to invoke the desktop lock, it will happen anyway.

GioAguilar · Answer

I would recommend to put to the computer to hibernate or sleep, but it has give many problems... so forget about that..

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