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First post, by dosfriend

Posted on 2016-12-05, 07:51

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Just put a new card on my 5x86 rig: Hercules Dynamite VLB 2MB, which uses a TSENG ET4000 chip.
I was wondering if there is a way to increase the monitor refresh rate on Win3.x, since I can't find the option.

Now is set at 800x600 @60Hz which is a bit annoying (my monitor supports up to 150Hz on this mode).

Thanks!

Reply 1 of 6, by Anonymous Coward

Posted on 2016-12-05, 09:05

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I think you have to use a DOS utility to do it. It might be called something like setres, and it's not very user friendly.

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Reply 2 of 6, by kixs

Posted on 2016-12-05, 09:24

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Tseng uses vmode program for video refresh settings. But I don't use it as I use only LCD monitors.

Requests are also possible... /msg kixs

Reply 3 of 6, by dosfriend

Posted on 2016-12-05, 12:17

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Was able to set refresh rate to 90Hz for DOS games using SETCRT Hercules util, but sadly that doesn't change it for windows.

Reply 4 of 6, by kixs

Posted on 2016-12-05, 13:27

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You should find a Hercules drivers for Windows. I'm sure it has some util to change the refresh rate.

Requests are also possible... /msg kixs

Reply 5 of 6, by Anonymous Coward

Posted on 2016-12-05, 13:38

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At least with my dynamite power, I had to use a DOS utility to set the windows refresh rate.

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Reply 6 of 6, by dosfriend

Posted on 2017-01-03, 11:05

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I couldn't find any Windows or DOS utility to set this, but finally I was able to increase the refresh rate up to 100Hz, and now I'm using VESA 72Hz.

Just add this to system.ini file (800x600@72Hz):

[Hercules]
fsResource=off
fsResolution=off
DISPMODE=800,600,8,800,600
BigMap=0
pd_runm=0
DM1=800,600,8,800,600,0
DM0=800,600,8,800,600,0

[Tseng]
DisplayInf=OEM0.INF
DisplayIndex=3
refresh800=72
;refresh800=100
frequency=2
resolution=800x600
colordepth=8
fontsize=small

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