"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
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> Keith Willcocks wrote:
>> I am in the UK and have been given a wide screen monitor (1440x900
>> resolution which I understand is WXGA or possibly WXGA+). My current
>> graphics card, a Gforce MX 440 1289mb does not support this resolution.
>> My mobo takes an AGP 8x card and I need to find a cheapish one that will
>> support the new resolution. I am not a gamer so I don't need anything
>> super-duper, just a general purpose unit. I have searched the online
>> companies but they tend not to tell you what resolutions their cards will
>> support. Can anyone suggest a possible card please?
>
> The Nvidia software may have a custom resolution option.
>
> Page 145 here, shows a custom resolution dialog box. Now, support
> for your card may have stopped with a certain release of Nvidia
> drivers, so I cannot vouch for this being possible with your card.
>
> ftp://download.nvidia.com/Windows/84...User_Guide.pdf
>
> Another tool, is the shareware Powerstrip, from entechtaiwan.com .
> This is the release note, with a list of supported cards.
>
> http://entechtaiwan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2036
> http://forums.entechtaiwan.net/index.php (index)
>
> This picture, shows the Powerstrip control panel set to 800x480
> resolution.
>
> http://www.talix.com/Pix/PowerStrip.jpg
>
> The Geforce MX440 is mentioned as running 1400x1050 in this thread.
> It may take some experimentation to get what you want.
>
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/printthread.php?t=4855
>
> Paul
Thanks Paul. Reading your email made me look closer at the latest Nvidia
software that I had downloaded earlier today. It has a section marked
Custom Timing. I had assumed that it referred to refresh rates but looking
at it there is an option to enter your own vertical and horizontal
resolution figures. Unfortunately I cannot try this out until I am given
the monitor for my birthday on 4th December but I will post back here with
the result. Thanks again, without your input I would never have found it,
and if it doesn't work the Powerstrip you told me about looks like a winner.
--
Keith Willcocks
(If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)
WXGA AGP Graphics Card 
Linear Mode
