Grinder wrote:
> Keith W wrote:
>> "Grinder" <grinder@no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
>> news:z9X6k.217613$yE1.154032@attbi_s21...
>>> Grinder wrote:
>>>> Keith W wrote:
>>>>> Along with my normal PC I have a second elderly one that is used
>>>>> for back ups and general messing about. They share keyboard,
>>>>> mouse and widescreen monitor via a KVM switch. The second
>>>>> machine is a Pentium 3 (500mhz) with an Intel 810 mobo and an ATI
>>>>> Rage Pro Turbo PCI graphics card. I have Windows XP Pro
>>>>> installed and the latest drivers for the card from the ATI
>>>>> website. However, it cannot produce the 1440x900 resolution that
>>>>> the mintor requires and I am having to make do with 1280x1024 which
>>>>> reduces picture quality somewhat but I had accepted that, because
>>>>> of the age of the machine, it was all I could get and I cannot
>>>>> justify buying a new card. Now however, I have just made it dual
>>>>> boot by installing xubuntu and amazingly that has identified the
>>>>> monitor size and is producing 1440x900 through the same mobo and
>>>>> graphics card.
>>>>>
>>>>> My question is, now that I know Linux can do it, how can I
>>>>> accomplish it in Windows? I have tried Powerstrip but that gives
>>>>> the same results as before, i.e. 1280x1024.
>>>> You added a custom resolution? I would have thought that would
>>>> work. It has for me, several times, but it's only diagnostic as I'm
>>>> too cheap to shell out $30 for the benefit. There is an earlier
>>>> version kept on the site because some of the older video cards are
>>>> no longer supported. You might try that.
>>>>
>>>> Check out Tip #4 on this list:
>>>> http://www.onlinesoftwareguide.com/0606xptips.html
>>>>
>>>> That looks a bit promising to me so I think I'll try to make that
>>>> final tweak on my neighbor's setup. I'll let you know how it turns
>>>> out.
>>> Ok, I tried the tip and it didn't work. The registry just got
>>> changed back on restart.
>>>
>>> I installed Powerstrip, and had mixed results. Creating and
>>> installing a custom monitor inf did get the stated maximum (optimal)
>>> resolution to show up in my options. I was, however, able to add
>>> that resolution within Powerstrip, and it worked after a restart.
>>>
>>
>> I tried Powerstrip, which has worked for me on other PCs but in this
>> instant the vertical and horizontal settings are locked and just beep
>> when I try to change them. I will download the earlier one that you
>> mention and try that.
>
> Ok, for what it's worth, I have a Windows 98 SE system around here that
> has an 8MB ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP in it, and I've hooked it up to a
> 1440x900 LCD monitor.
>
> 1) Windows 98 does not offer the native resolution for selection.
>
> 2) Powerstrip 2.78 complains that what I want to do is
> "not supported" when I try to set the resolution
>
> 3) Powerstrip 3.78 allows me to add a custom resolution
> without complaint, but bitches on restart. The new
> resolution has not been added.
>
> 4) Xubuntu 7.10 can display 1440x900 with no problems.

I don't think this is important, but what color depth is being used ?

X Windows is flexible, and I spent more of my life staring at an
8 bit color depth, than any other. Maybe your Xubuntu test case
is not in 32 bit color depth, but one of the lesser options ?

Some of the old video cards, offered their top resolutions in
a reduced color depth.

Paul