Re: STB Virge refresh rates

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From: Jim Mady
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 00:00

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On 12 May 1997 18:28:40 GMT, "Rory Hall" <rory@indigo.ie> wrote:

>I have a Gateway G6-200xl with the STB Virge 8mb 3D video card. The monitor
>it is being used with is the IIyama 9017E.  In theory the card can output
>at 1280x1024 (24 bit colour) @ 85hz vertical refresh rates, which the
>monitor is built to accept.  Yet in reality this is prooving to be very
>elusive.  The drivers shipped with the machine (STB 3D video with STB
>vision '95 v1.24) allow one to set these values - but do not output as
>specified. The same also applies to the latest S3 Inc Virge/Vx PCI drivers.
>Just in case, I double checked with Iiyama to ensure that the monitor inf
>file is up to date - and it was.

I'm curious..I've the G6-200 with the STB Virge 8mb.  How do you know
you're not getting the refresh rate you've set (unless it's so slow
you get flicker)?

Jim

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From: mayday@floatplan.com (Jim Mady)
Subject: Re: STB Virge refresh rates
Date: 1997/05/12
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