Force refresh rate?

[Travis Newman]

Mike White wrote:

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> Hello all,
>
> The refresh rate of my monitor was not detected (presumably because 
> i'm using a cheapo KVM switch), so i'm stuck at 60Hz.  How can I force 
> it up to 70 or 75Hz?  I've tried dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86, but 
> that only allows me to force the resolution.
>
> Thanks,
> mike
>
> ps, Best Distribution Evar!
>
>
>
edit the monitor specs in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 to match those of your 
monitor. Horizontal and Vertical to be exact.