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diff --git a/configureX_monitor.html b/configureX_monitor.html index 6eca1ba..c5557d5 100644 --- a/configureX_monitor.html +++ b/configureX_monitor.html @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> - <title>Choose a Monitor</title> + <title>Choosing your Monitor</title> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"> <link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> <link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> @@ -13,21 +13,80 @@ table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } --></style></head> <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> - <div lang="" class="section" title="Choose a Monitor"> + <div lang="" class="section" title="Choosing your Monitor"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> - <h2 class="title"><a name="configureX_monitor"></a>Choose a Monitor + <h2 class="title"><a name="configureX_monitor"></a>Choosing your Monitor </h2> </div> </div> </div> + + + + + + + + + + + <p><a name="configureX_monitor-pa1"></a>DrakX has a very comprehensive database of monitors and will usually correctly identify yours. + </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_monitor-pa1w"></a><span class="emphasis"><em>Selecting a monitor with different characteristics could damage + your monitor or video hardware. Please don't just try something without knowing + what you are doing.</em></span> If in doubt you should consult your monitor documentation + </p> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + </div> + - <p>You can choose your monitor from the list, by selecting </p> + + <p><a name="configureX_monitor-pa2"></a><span class="emphasis"><em>Custom</em></span></p> + + + <p><a name="configureX_monitor-pa3"></a>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 horizondal sync is the rate at which scanlines are displayed. + </p> + + + <p><a name="configureX_monitor-pa4"></a>It is <span class="emphasis"><em>VERY IMPORTANT</em></span> 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. + </p> + + + + <p><a name="configureX_monitor-pa5"></a><span class="emphasis"><em>Plug'n Play</em></span></p> + + + <p><a name="configureX_monitor-pa6"></a>This is the default option and tries to determine the monitor type from the monitor database. + </p> + + + <p><a name="configureX_monitor-pa7"></a><span class="emphasis"><em>Vendor</em></span></p> + + + <p><a name="configureX_monitor-pa8"></a>If the installer has not correctly detected your monitor and you know which one you have, + you can select it from the tree by selecting: + </p> <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul class="itemizedlist"> <li class="listitem"> @@ -37,22 +96,29 @@ </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>the name of the vendor of your monitor</p> + <p>the monitor manufacturers name</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> - <p>the type of your monitor</p> + <p>the monitor description</p> </li> </ul> </div> - - <p>Other possibilities are ..........</p> + + <p><a name="configureX_monitor-pa9"></a><span class="emphasis"><em>Generic</em></span></p> + + + <p><a name="configureX_monitor-pa10"></a>selecting this group displays nearly 30 displays 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 determed + automatically. Once again it may be wise to be conservative in your selections. + </p> + - <p>add some more text</p> </div> </body> |