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Changing Your Computer Hardware Configuration
Changing Your Monitor Type
8. Select the action Modify Monitor Type from the Action menu. You
will see a window with a list of monitor type selections in it. Here is
an example of a monitor type entry you may see:
Entry Width Height Hz Font Description
1 1280 1024 75 10x20 PCI
9. Select an entry from the list in the Modify Monitor window. In that
same window, select the check box labeled Make monitor type ‘n’
the default where n is the number of the entry you selected. To
finish your monitor type selection, select the Modify Monitor
window’s OK button. A pop-up window will appear to confirm your
monitor type selection. Press the Yes button in that pop-up window.
This causes the monitor to reset, possibly hiding existing windows.
You will then be given 15 seconds after the monitor type changes to
configure this setting. Press the OK button to configure the setting.
This completes the process for setting the monitor type. Note that this
change takes effect immediately.
10.Connect your monitor cable to the graphics card you selected, and
your screen contents will appear. You are now done selecting your
monitor type.