These instructions allow you to unlimit your monitor, which means that you will be able to both see and select all resolutions/refresh rates your video card is capable of. Also provided are Nvidia-specific instructions on how to create and set custom refresh rates with 1-Hz. granularity, and how to shift the screen horizontally/vertically, without Powerstrip.

The davemon.INF file will unlimit your resolutions and refresh rates to allow all modes up to 2048x1536 at 240Hz refresh rate. For modes above these you will have to edit davemon.INF (it is just a text file).

The following instructions 0-33 apply to both ATi and Nvidia cards running under Windows XP.

0. Download the [URL=http://isochroma.com/Testfiles/Software/davemon.INF]davemon.INF[/URL] file to a convenient location on your machine.

1. Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Display OR right-click on the desktop and from the context menu select "Properties"
2. "Settings" tab
3. If you have only one monitor, you can skip to the next step. If you have more than one monitor, the top area of this window will show them. Click once on the monitor you want to change the driver for; a dark-blue rectangle around it will indicate which one is selected. The following steps will replace the driver for ONLY THIS MONITOR. You need to re-do these steps for each monitor you wish to unlimit.
4. "Advanced" button
5. "Monitor" tab
6. "Properties" button
7. "Driver" tab (new window)
8. "Update Driver" button
9. Select the second radio-box "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)"
10. Click the "Next" button
11. Select the second radio-box "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install."
12. Click the "Next" button
13. Uncheck "Show compatible hardware" checkbox
14. Click "Have Disk..." button
15. Click "Browse..." button
16. In the window that pops up, go to the location that you saved "davemon.INF" NOTE: do NOT rename this file!
17. Select the file and click "Open"
18. Now you're back at the previous window, click "OK"
19. Now you're back at the previous window, you should see one item in the list "NoLimits monitor for GeForce2Ti/Pro/GTS". It is a generic .INF driver file, so don't worry about the GeForce references. Click the "Next" button. You may at this point see a warning about the driver file being unsigned. Click "Proceed anyway".
20. Click "Finish"
21. Now you're back at the previous window, click the "Close" button
22. Now you're back at the previous window, UNCHECK the "Hide modes that this monitor cannot display" check-box.
23. Click "OK"
24. Now you're back at the previous window. Click "OK"
25. You're done with phase 1! Pat youself on the back.

Did you notice how many alternate "non-default" choices had to be made, to bypass all the Windows hand-holding that would otherwise prevent you from seeing the total function of your video card? Now, on to the fun part:

26. Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Display OR right-click on the desktop and from the context menu select "Properties"
27. "Settings" tab
28. If you have only one monitor, you can skip to the next step. If you have more than one monitor, the top area of this window will show them. Click once on the monitor you want to set a new resolution/refresh rate mode for; a dark-blue rectangle around it will indicate which one is selected. The following steps will change the resolution/refresh rates for ONLY THIS MONITOR.
29. "Advanced" button
30. "Adapter" tab
31. "List All Modes..." button.
32. You will now see a list of all modes your adapter is capable of. Select the mode you want and hit OK.

33. Click the "Apply" button. Some may be incompatible with your monitor. If a particular mode doesn't work and you get a black screen, don't panic! Wait 15 seconds and Windows will restore the previous mode.

Note 1: If you have an ATi adapter, note that despite selecting certain refresh rates, the adapter may not display above a certain value; this is because there's a secondary limitation in the ATi driver. You have to use the custom ATi control panel (varies) to select the monitor properties and specify a higher max refresh rate. Even this doesn't work sometimes. Nvidia doesn't have this issue.

Note 2: ATi card users can shift/resize their screens from the ATi control panel, located in the window which pops up after clicking the "Advanced" button of the "Display Properties" window's "Settings" tab.

Note 3: You can create custom refresh rates with a granularity of 1 Hz. and also shift the screen by small increments, without PowerStrip, if you have an Nvidia adapter.

To create custom refresh rates (Nvidia cards only):

1. You must have an 80- or 90- series Nvidia driver (not the Microsoft default one).
2. Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Display OR right-click on the desktop and from the context menu select "Properties"
3. "Settings" tab
4. If you have only one monitor, you can skip to the next step. If you have more than one monitor, the top area of this window will show them. Click once on the monitor you want to set a new resolution/refresh rate mode for; a dark-blue rectangle around it will indicate which one is selected. The following steps will create custom refresh rates for ONLY THIS MONITOR.
5. "Advanced" button
6. There will be an extra tab in this window, with the name of your adapter and an Nvidia icon. Mine says "GeForce FX 5200". Click this tab.
7. In the white extra pane that pops up on the left side of the window, click "Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates". If you don't see this pane, there is a small green button with a left-pointing triangle. Clicking this button will cause the pane to show.
8. In the "Custom resolutions and refresh rates" section of the main window, Click the "Add" button.
9. A new window pops up. You can define custom Width/Height resolutions here. Remember: Width and Height must both be EVEN, and if your monitor is connected via VGA, "Width" must be evenly divisible by 8.
10. You can enter any integer for "Screen refresh rate", but if you enter less than 60, the adapter will always interlace the output.
11. When you're done, click the "Add" button.
12. A window will pop up saying "The custom resolution has been added successfully." Click "OK"
13. Click "OK" on the previous window.
14. Click OK on the previous window.
15. Click OK on the previous window. Now you're back at the desktop.

At this point I'd like to point out that you must "OK" all the windows to make the new modes effective, then go back in and select them from Step 26. This is because new modes aren't added to the list until the final window is "OK'd". Otherwise they won't show up.

To shift your screen (Nvidia cards only):

1. Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Display
2. "Settings" tab
3. If you have only one monitor, you can skip to the next step. If you have more than one monitor, the top area of this window will show them. Click once on the monitor you want to shift; a dark-blue rectangle around it will indicate which one is selected. The following steps will change horizontal/vertical shift for ONLY THIS MONITOR.
4. "Advanced" button
5. There will be an extra tab in this window, with the name of your adapter and an Nvidia icon. Mine says "GeForce FX 5200". Click this tab.
6. In the white extra pane that pops up on the left side of the window, click "nView Display Settings". If you don't see this pane, there is a small green button with a left-pointing triangle. Clicking this button will cause the pane to show.
7. Click "Device Settings >>" button.
8. Select "Device Adjustments..." menu-item.
9. In the new window that pops up, the four green arrows let you shift the screen in their respective directions. When done, click "OK".
10. Click "OK" on the previous window.
11. Click "OK" on the previous window.

Despite Windows' worst intentions, you have now overridden all 'safety' defaults and taken control of your adapter's operation. Congratulations!

For future reference, these instructions and the davemon.INF file will always be here:

[URL=http://isochroma.com/Testfiles/Software/monitor-driver-howto.txt]http://isochroma.com/Testfiles/Software/monitor-driver-howto.txt[/URL]

[URL=http://isochroma.com/Testfiles/Software/davemon.INF]http://isochroma.com/Testfiles/Software/davemon.INF[/URL]