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<section version="5.0" xreflabel="Choosing your Monitor"
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<info>
<title xml:id="configureX_monitor-ti1">Choosing your Monitor</title>
</info>
<para revision="1" xml:id="configureX_monitor-pa1">DrakX has a very
comprehensive database of monitors and will usually correctly identify
yours.</para>
<warning>
<para revision="1" xml:id="configureX_monitor-pa1w"><emphasis
role="bold">Selecting a monitor with different characteristics could
damage your monitor or video hardware. Please don't try something without
knowing what you are doing.</emphasis> If in doubt you should consult your
monitor documentation.</para>
</warning>
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<term revision="1" xml:id="configureX_monitor-pa2">Custom</term>
<listitem>
<para revision="1" xml:id="configureX_monitor-pa3">This option allows
you to set two critical parameters: the vertical refresh rate and the
horizontal sync rate. Vertical refresh determines how often the screen
is refreshed and horizontal sync is the rate at which scan lines are
displayed.</para>
<para revision="1" xml:id="configureX_monitor-pa4">It is
<emphasis>VERY IMPORTANT</emphasis> that you do not specify a monitor
type with a sync range that is beyond the capabilities of your
monitor: you may damage your monitor. If in doubt, choose a
conservative setting and consult your monitor documentation.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term revision="1" xml:id="configureX_monitor-pa5">Plug'n Play</term>
<listitem>
<para revision="1" xml:id="configureX_monitor-pa6">This is the default
option and automatically tries to determine the monitor type from the
monitor database.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term revision="1" xml:id="configureX_monitor-pa7">Vendor</term>
<listitem>
<para revision="1" xml:id="configureX_monitor-pa8">If the installer
has not correctly detected your monitor and you know which one you
have, you can choose it from the options by selecting:</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Manufacturer</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Monitor model</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<variablelist spacing="compact">
<varlistentry>
<term revision="1" xml:id="configureX_monitor-pa9">Generic</term>
<listitem>
<para revision="1" xml:id="configureX_monitor-pa10">Selecting this
group will list approximately 30 display configurations such as
1024x768 @ 60Hz and includes flat-panel displays as used in laptops.
This is often a good monitor selection group if you need to use the
VESA card driver when your video hardware cannot be determined
automatically. Once again, it may be wise to be conservative in your
selections.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</section>
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