Summary: Graphics Card Resolution Settings

From: Joe Spanicek <joe_at_resptk.bhp.com.au>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 16:53:50 +1000

Hi all,

For the question posted:

>On a Alpha 255/233 system with the graphics card PBXGB-AA, the manual says
>it has a Rotary Video Selection Frequency Switch.
>
>Currently the screen resolution is 1024x768. I am used to 1280x1024 which was
>on our older system DEC3000/300.
>
>Would it be just the matter of changing this selection to the higher monitor
>resolution ? There seems to be several options for this resolution, the
>difference been the "Pixel Frequency" and "Refresh Rate".
>
>I do have a monitor that can handle any of its stated settings. The thing I am
>worried about is if I change this, would the X server function properly, do I
>need to make changes to the X Server config so that it works at 1280x1024
>resolution ???

Thanks to the following for responding:

Tony Dyson <tony_at_linus.newcastle.edu.au>
pct_at_atom.ansto.gov.au (Paul Tyler)
ason andrade <jason_at_dstc.edu.au>

The solution is to just turn the Resolution Selector Knob - Ii was originally on setting '6'
which has a refreshrate of 72Hz to the setting of '0' which has the same refresh rate. Now
I have a resolution of 1280x1024.

Thanks for the help

Regards
Joe Spanicek
joe_at_resptk.bhp.com.au
Received on Mon Oct 21 1996 - 09:46:29 NZDT

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