Configuring Display Settings on Windows 2000 | 33
Restore the original modes
You can restore your original mode settings after you have
modified the configuration. This list provides important
information about restoring the original modes.
• The original configuration is stored in a
.cfg
file. When
you make changes that affect the configuration (such as
adding, deleting, or modifying syncs), the system writes
the changes to a
.dom
file. The
.cfg
file remains
unchanged.
• The name of the
.cfg
and
.dom
files derive from the
board type. For example, the Md2/PCI board files are
named
md2pci.dom
and
md2pci.cfg
.
• At boot time, the driver uses the
.dom
file if it exists;
otherwise, it uses the
.cfg
file. If the
.dom
file exists,
the driver does not read the
.cfg
file.
To restore the original modes
1.
Click Restore Original Mode List in the Custom Syncs
dialog box.
The control panel restores the original
.cfg
file by deleting
the
.dom
file. A dialog box appears, explaining that the
original modes have been restored.
2.
Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box.
3.
Click Restart.
When the computer restarts, it loads the
.cfg
file.
To load a custom
.cfg
file created in Windows NT 4.0,
do the following:
• Change its suffix to
.dom.
• Move it to the
windows dir\system32\drivers
directory.
• Restart the computer.
