The Boot Console Interface
Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type
5.Double click on the Display icon.
6.Double click on the Monitor Configuration icon in the Display window.
The Monitor Configuration window will have a monitor icon(s) in it that is/are associated with the graphics card(s) in your system units I/O card slot(s).
7.Click on the monitor icon in the Monitor Configuration window whose monitor type you want to set.
8.Select the action Modify Monitor Type from the Actions 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
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.
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