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Boot Console Interface Model C160L/160/180/200/240
Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type
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Setting the Monitor Type at Power On
If you replace your workstation’s monitor with a dif-
ferent monitor type, and do not set the workstation’s
graphics parameters by using the monitor command
before doing so, you need to perform the following:
If your keyboard connects to the PS/2 connector on
your system, wait 2 seconds after the Num Lock light
flashes near the end of the boot sequence, then press
Tab to initiate the automatic monitor selection process.
NOTICE: It takes approximately one to two minutes
after powering on the workstation before the
Num Lock light flashes.
If you have a keyboard that connects to the HIL con-
nector on your system, press
Tab every three seconds
during the boot sequence to initiate the automatic
monitor selection process.
The system cycles through all of the available monitor
types one at a time. When you can see a message simi-
lar to the following clearly and legibly, select that
monitor type by pressing
Enter.
MONITOR INFORMATION
Path Slot Head Type Size Freq Class
----------- ---- ---- ---- ---------- ---- -----
GRAPHICS(0) 0 1 n nnnnxnnnn nnHz
Press [RETURN] to select this monitor type (type n of n types).
The system queries you to confirm your selection.
Press
Y to save this monitor type.
If you press any key other than
Y, the following mes-
sage is displayed:
Monitor type not saved.