**__Mike__**

Try Display Settings->Advanced Settings->List All Modes

If it's not there, I believe it means the driver is telling Windows that the
video card does not support it.

-Mike


"Zak Humphries" <zhumphries@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uJt9XqF0GHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> The native resolution is 1680x1050x60 (works perfectly under XP) its only
> in vista rc1 that I am FORCED into a 75Hz refresh rate which the monitor
> cant handle.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> "hb" <dev@null.invalid> wrote in message
> news:OoCn$mF0GHA.4116@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> /Zak Humphries/ said:
>>
>>> I wonder if anyone can help. I am unable to set my widescreen monitor to
>>> 1680x1050, the option is available but only with a refresh rate of 75Hz
>>> which it cant do. At lower resolutions the 60Hz option shows up. I have
>>> tried this with both the microsoft driver, and the nvidia driver, also
>>> with
>>> the generic plug and play monitor, and a windows xp inf for my monitor.
>>> Any
>>> ideas?
>>
>> Check the monitor instructions for the "native resolution" and run it
>> thusly. Ignore the refresh rate on LCD monitors.
>