Re: how to find the specs of a monitor
Raquel wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:53:17 -0700
> Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com> wrote:
>
>> > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 03:37:19PM -0400, Kamaraju S
>> > > Kusumanchi wrote:
>> > >> I am trying to setup a dual screen from a laptop with another
>> > >LCD > monitor. However, this new monitor came without any
>> > >manuals, > documentation etc., I know that it is working but I
>> > >just dont know the > specs. How can I find out what its
>> > >Horizontal frequency and vertical > refresh rates etc. are, so
>> > >that I input them into the monitor section of > xorg.conf file?
>> > >>
>> > >> If it matters, the laptop as such runs Etch (stable).
>> > >>
>> > >> Any ideas?
>
> Well, this may sound stupid and low-tech, but what I did last time
> was to Google the monitor make and model. I got the online manual
> for the monitor from that.
>
It is not stupid at all. The problem is that I do not know the model of this
monitor. All it says on the LCD panel is that it is a Dell monitor. There
is no other information like model number etc.,
raju
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Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
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