For those of you who has older card that the newer nVidia driver doesn't work, I have some good news for you. In my case
nVidia 16MB TNT2 Pro AGP from a Dell GX150. nVidia reference driver doesn't install because it doesn't recognize the card. I have to download the driver from Dell website. The self extract file for this driver is
TNTPXPA0.EXE. When extract, it create a folder called
\563YT\WinXP inside the usual folder for all Dell drivers. Now follow these steps for a customize resolution for windows.
Do this at your own risk. It's proven working for me. That doesn't mean it will work for you.
- Open file the driver inf file namely NV???.INF in Notepad or your favorite simple text editor. In my case, it is
NVDD.INF
- Scroll down untill you see something like this
Code:
; NV5 (TNT2) Supported Reference Modes
;
; NOTE: 640x480 MUST be listed FIRST in this list !!!!!
;
HKR,, NV5_Modes, %REG_MULTI_SZ%, "8 640 480 60 75 85 100 120 0"
HKR,, NV5_Modes, %REG_SZ_APPEND%, "8 320 200 60 70 72 75 0"
HKR,, NV5_Modes, %REG_SZ_APPEND%, "8 320 240 60 70 72 75 0"
There are several section that look like that and you have to modify for all section. That is depend on the driver being installed. The driver I installed support 2 different model (TNT2 and TNT2 Pro). So there are total of
6 of those sections (3 sections for each model, 1 section support 8 bits, 16 bits and 23 bits => 3 sections). I want 800x480 at 60, 70, 72, 75Hz.
So I look at this line
Code:
HKR,, NV5_Modes, %REG_SZ_APPEND%, "8 640 400 60 70 72 75 85 0"
HKR,, NV5_Modes, %REG_SZ_APPEND%, "8 800 600 60 75 85 100 120 0"
That is a
8 bit mode section.
The 1st line is
640x400 Resolution at 60, 70, 72, 75, 85 Herts.
The 2nd line is
800x600 Resolution at 60, 75, 85, 85, 100, 120 Herts.
Because I want 800x480 at 60, 70, 72, 75Hz. So it is easier for me to copy the first line and just change the resolution and refresh rate (less work than if I copy 2nd line). So my custom resolution line look like this.
Code:
HKR,, NV5_Modes, %REG_SZ_APPEND%, "8 800 480 60 70 72 75 0"
Together, they look like this.
Code:
HKR,, NV5_Modes, %REG_SZ_APPEND%, "8 640 400 60 70 72 75 85 0"
HKR,, NV5_Modes, %REG_SZ_APPEND%, "8 800 480 60 70 72 75 0"
HKR,, NV5_Modes, %REG_SZ_APPEND%, "8 800 600 60 75 85 100 120 0"
So that is one section out of 6 sections I have to add. To make my life easier, I just copy the first line I created and paste it into the other section.
For example the line I created in the 8bit section look like this
Code:
HKR,, NV5_Modes, %REG_SZ_APPEND%, "8 800 480 60 70 72 75 0"
Copy that line and paste into the 16bit section, and change "8 to "16 and you are done for that section. The 16bit section look like this.
Code:
HKR,, NV5_Modes, %REG_SZ_APPEND%, "16 800 480 60 70 72 75 0"
and 32bit.
Code:
HKR,, NV5_Modes, %REG_SZ_APPEND%, "32 800 480 60 70 72 75 0"
Well, you guys get an idea
After finish modify the INF file, save it and install, re-install, or update the driver.
Good luck.
I believe that this same concept can be use with other video driver as well.
FAQ: How to enable 800x480 for Nvidia Video Cards.
Linear Mode
