Selecting Monitor Type

Monitor type is initially set to DEFAULT. This DEFAULT setting may not allow you to select all resolution/refresh combinations that are available for your monitor. The following steps can be done to select monitor type. This section applies only after installation, or when a different monitor is used.

1.Open the OS/2 System folder.

2.Open the System Setup folder.

3.Open the System object.

4.When the System - Settings notebook appears, select the Screen tab. This will take you to page 2 of the settings.

5.On Screen page 2, select your monitor type from the Display Name list. If your monitor is not listed, select DEFAULT. Return to Screen page 1.

It may be necessary to restart your system to have all refresh rate options available.

Selecting Screen Resolution/Refresh Rate

To switch to a different video resolution, color depth or refresh rate,

follow the steps below.

1.Open the OS/2 System folder.

2.Open the System Setup folder.

3.Open the System object.

4.From the selection windows provided, select a new Screen Resolution and Screen refresh rate.

Please note, Refresh rates, other than 60Hz, are only valid when the display is switched to CRT only display mode.

5.Close the System-Settings notebook.

6.Perform a shutdown and restart for the changes to take effect.

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Adaptec SBC-596, SBC-599 manual Selecting Monitor Type, Selecting Screen Resolution/Refresh Rate