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>let
\n> David Evans was helpful enough to suggest using PowerStrip to play
\n> with the advanced timing controls which come with this utility -
\n> many thanks for the recommendation!
\n>
\n> My problem is that I have enough trouble finding the front & back
\n> porch without drinking ANY beer, therefore, I'm willing to admit
\n> here that I have no clue what most of these terms/settings mean,
\n
> alone do. David made some good suggestions where to start, butout
\n> before launching down this (for me) blind alley, I was wondering if
\n> anyone else has played with any nVidia Quadro's above model 3000's
\n> where the IBM firmware seems to stop (such as 3400, etc.)? What
\n> troubles me, is that the IBM firmware [1.51] correctly sees the
\n> cards as 4400's, yet refuses to permit any adjustments and greys
\n
> any choices higher than nVidia 3000 settings which do NOT work. Ias
\n> did get the monitor to work at the abovementioned settings (with a
\n> great deal of torture - thus my reluctance to experiment without
\n> wiser counsel), but I firmly believe that a DG3 is capable of so
\n> much more, but IBM stopped at the 3000 cards. Therefore, this
\n> request for any informed updates from the residents of nVidiaville.
\n>
\n> Also, does anyone know if PowerStrip acts the same way as Windows
\n> does when making typical resolution changes (i.e does the setup
\n> revert to the former good settings if the new one goes blank or is
\n> otherwise unusable? Anyone that wants to take a stab at suggesting
\n> some opening settings would be appreciated (Dave has made a few -
\n
> yet untried). My objective is to see if these pricey latter-daywhat
\n> cards can squeeze any more out of this old warhorse DG3. (A - NO I
\n> did not pay retail; B - I cannot say what the system is for so
\n> please don't ask; and C - Disclaimer...I do NOT work for the NSA :-)
\n>
\n> For the record, I am currently at 20Hz using the nView "spanned"
\n> setting at 1920x2400 x 2. The system is a dual Opteron 280
\n> workstation with two nVidia Quadro 4400's in PCIe slots. It is SLI
\n> capable (which it tells me every time I boot up), but enabling that
\n> feature causes the screen to go blank regardless of anything I have
\n> tried using nVidia's nView utility and any available "stock"
\n> settings. It does permit "custom" settings, but I have no idea
\n
> values to place into the available fields. The nVidia customstart?
\n> settings do seem to be similar to PowerStrip-type settings, but not
\n> quite as comprehensive. Anybody have any other ideas before I
\n
>
\n> Thanks again to David Evans!
\n>