[RESOLVED] 75hz adapter setting caused modem packet loss?

This is a weird one. My nephew brought over his projector and hooked to my GeForce 256 DDR card. I had to change the adapter setting to 75 Hz for it to work properly. Today I connected with ISP to play Tribes online and had a constant 25-30 packet loss. After a few minutes I remembered thats all I had changed since last playing online. I set it back to optimal and everything was fine. System: 600Mhz Athlon, Asus K7V, Creative Labs Annihilator DDR, 128Meg Ram, Sound Blaster Live, Optiquest V95 monitor and external USR 56K Sportster. I just wanted to share this weird event. Monitor refresh setting messing with com port? Anyone heard of such as this before?

I dont believe you.

kidding , while i dont think that had anything to do with it (randomness of the cosmos type things) i guess it could have caused excessive EMI interference across the line that goes from your modem to your wall, maybe across the serial cable too.


ever tried to run a 100bT UTP line across a motor/generator set? the sh1t dont werk!

too much EMI interferrence plays hell with the timing of computer components , just ask intel about their SDRAM MTH"s..:)

Actually, if on "optimal" your machine is using a lower refresh rate and you then tried it at 75, your machine may be demanding more video information from the host and it can't keep up. I had a similar problem a few years ago playing Fighters Anthology on line. using higher resolution and detail would lag the game bad. but setting lower res and detail everything was smooth.

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Who the hell is General Protection and why is he messing with my comuter?

Yep. I rarely setup a system with more than 16bit color. Most video cards can handle higher with no prob but 16bit is still going to be faster. The only time I ever go to 32bit is if I'm going to be editing some photos for reprints or poster-size enlargements (you should see what an HP DesignJet can do with a photo scanned and enlarged to 48"X72").