Problems with new flat panel monitor and Mandrake 8.2

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Author: Lee Einer
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Subject: Problems with new flat panel monitor and Mandrake 8.2
According to the specs on my LCD, It can do 1280x1024@70hz, but
1280x1024@60hz is recommended.

Lee

Bryce C wrote:

>Here's a dumb question. Are you sure your LCD can do >1024x768? 1024x768
>is a very common max resolution for LCDs, including my right one here on
>my dualhead (very annoying because if I had them both at their max,
>windows would get hidden and whatnot. That was a fun experiment one
>day.) Anyways, make sure that yours can. Most lower end ones, those
>about $400 and below didn't do anything above 1024x768 last time I
>looked. The manuf's website usually lists all the specs on the LCD.
>Good luck,
>Bryce
>
>On Sat, 2003-10-11 at 08:52, Lee Einer wrote:
>
>
>>Hi, all-
>>
>>Just bought a new flat panel monitor last night, after my old monitor
>>died with a loud "pop" and a column of smoke...
>>
>>Anyway, I am having problems getting it configured. I have made several
>>attempts using the Control Panel to set the resolution to
>>1280x1024@60mz, but every time I log out or reboot, the settings reset
>>to 1024x768 @70mz. It's really starting to chafe me. What is going on
>>here, and how can I fix?
>>
>>


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