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- <h2 class="title"><a name="configureX_chooser"></a>configureX_chooser
+ <h2 class="title"><a name="configureX_chooser"></a>Graphic Card and Monitor
+ Configuration
</h2>
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- <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa1"></a>This page is <span class="emphasis"><em>configureX_chooser</em></span>
- </p>
-
- <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa2"></a>Clicking which help button leads to this page?
- </p>
+
+
- <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa3"></a>....
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa1"></a>No matter which graphical environment
+ (also known as desktop environment) you chose for this install of
+ <span class="application">Mageia</span>, they are all based on a graphical user
+ interface system called <acronym class="acronym">X Window System</acronym>, or simply
+ <acronym class="acronym">X</acronym>. So in order for <acronym class="acronym">KDE</acronym>,
+ <acronym class="acronym">Gnome</acronym>, <acronym class="acronym">LXDE</acronym> or any other graphical
+ environment to work well, the following <acronym class="acronym">X</acronym> settings need
+ to be correct. Choose the correct settings if you can see that
+ <span class="application">DrakX</span> didn't make a choice, or if you think the
+ choice is incorrect.
</p>
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+ <div class="itemizedlist">
+ <ul class="itemizedlist">
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa2"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Graphic
+ card</span></em></span>: Choose your card from the list if
+ needed.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa3"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Monitor</span></em></span>:
+ You can choose <span class="guilabel">Plug'n Play</span> when applicable, or
+ choose your monitor from the <span class="guilabel">Vendor</span> or
+ <span class="guilabel">Generic</span> list. Choose <span class="guilabel">Custom</span> if
+ you prefer to manually set the horizontal and vertical refresh rates of
+ your monitor.
+ </p>
+
+
+ <div class="warning" title="Warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
+ <table border="0" summary="Warning">
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="warning.png"></td>
+ <th align="left"></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="left" valign="top">
+
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa3a"></a>Incorrect refresh rates may
+ damage your monitor
+ </p>
+
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa4"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Resolution</span></em></span>:
+ Set the desired resolution and color depth of your monitor here.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa5"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Test</span></em></span>:
+ The test button does not always appear during install. If the button is
+ there, you can control your settings by pressing it. If you see a
+ question asking you whether your settings are correct, you can answer
+ "yes", and the settings will be kept. If you don't see anything, you'll
+ return to the configuration screen and be able to reconfigure everything
+ until the test is good. <span class="emphasis"><em>Make sure your settings are on the
+ safe side if the test button isn't available</em></span></p>
+
+ </li>
+ <li class="listitem">
+
+ <p><a name="configureX_chooser-pa6"></a><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="guibutton">Options</span></em></span>:
+ Here you can choose to enable or disable various options.
+ </p>
+
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+
</div>
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