Omega 38205: Refresh rate goes down to 75hz on two displays.

habble · Jan 21, 2006, 05:56 PM

Okay, just installed the latest omega driver (rad_w2kxp_omega_38205.exe) and have an extension TV connected in the S-Video out.

Upon installation, all's okay, set the primary monitor's refresh rate to 85hz.

However, I'm using my TV because I'm playing, a drum-simulator game that is very inconvenient with the monitor, so I had to use my TV.

When I enable the multiple displays via ATI Tools' Displays->Settings, the primary monitor's refresh suddenly became 75hz max. Checking the refresh rate, it's only up to 75hz and the 85hz was gone. What could be wrong?

When I turn off the 2nd display, it returns to 85hz. However, the only refresh rate choice available is 60hz. It's weird.

I never experienced this problem in the official Catalyst drivers. But if I'm doing something wrong, please tell me right away.

My specs:

Pentium 4 640 EM64T 3.2 Ghz 2 MB L2 Cache
Asus P5P800
Task 350W Jumbo Fan PSU
Twinmos 1 GB (x2 512 MB) DDR3200 Hynix Chips
ASUS ATI Radeon X800XT-Platinum Edition
Running on Windows XP Service Pack 2

My first post here! Thanks!!

Jan 21, 2006, 05:56 PM	#1
habble DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Omega 38205: Refresh rate goes down to 75hz/60hz on two displays. Okay, just installed the latest omega driver (rad_w2kxp_omega_38205.exe) and have an extension TV connected in the S-Video out. Upon installation, all's okay, set the primary monitor's refresh rate to 85hz. However, I'm using my TV because I'm playing, a drum-simulator game that is very inconvenient with the monitor, so I had to use my TV. When I enable the multiple displays via ATI Tools' Displays->Settings, the primary monitor's refresh suddenly became 75hz max. Checking the refresh rate, it's only up to 75hz and the 85hz was gone. What could be wrong? When I turn off the 2nd display, it returns to 85hz. However, the only refresh rate choice available is 60hz. It's weird. I never experienced this problem in the official Catalyst drivers. But if I'm doing something wrong, please tell me right away. My specs: Pentium 4 640 EM64T 3.2 Ghz 2 MB L2 Cache Asus P5P800 Task 350W Jumbo Fan PSU Twinmos 1 GB (x2 512 MB) DDR3200 Hynix Chips ASUS ATI Radeon X800XT-Platinum Edition Running on Windows XP Service Pack 2 My first post here! Thanks!! Last edited by habble; Jan 21, 2006 at 06:24 PM.