Re: Help - X meets my OLD monitor

[MallarJ@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/8/98 11:49:17 AM Central Standard Time,
burch@offline.org writes:

>  > Are there some standard values for 800x600 models that I can try maybe??
>  
>  You can always try the VESA modes:
>  
>  ModeLine  "640x480"    31.5    640  664  704  832    480  489  492  520
>  ModeLine  "800x600"    36      800  824  896 1024    600  601  603  625
>  ModeLine  "800x600"    40      800  840  968 1056    600  601  605  628 +
> hsync +vsync
>  ModeLine  "800x600"    50      800  856  976 1040    600  637  643  666 +
> hsync +vsync
>  ModeLine "1024x768"    65     1024 1032 1176 1344    768  771  777  806 -
> hsync -vsync
>  ModeLine "1024x768"    75     1024 1048 1184 1328    768  771  777  806 -
> hsync -vsync
>  
>  Be careful, however.  If your monitor is fixed-frequency you could fry it 
> with
>  the wrong ModeLine.
>  
> 



I've been thinking more about this... Currently I use (in Win95) the 710VX
monitor type (the 1024x768 version), but only run under 800x600.  I have specs
for the 710VX, but assume they would be too high for my model, is that
correct?


If I decide to just try the VESA modes, is there some indication that my
monitor is about to fry before it actually does?  I've heard this process can
take as little as a few seconds to burn your monitor up.  Will it be obvious
that something is terribly wrong?


(Boy - maybe I should just go by a new monitor, huh?   Maybe after Xmas).


-Jay