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Setting the Monitor Type at Power

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Boot Console Interface Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type Setting the Monitor Type at Power On If you replace your workstation's monitor with a different monitor type, and do not set the workstation's graphics parameters by using the monitor command before doing so, you need to perform the following: Wait 2 seconds after the Num Lock light flashes near the end of the boot sequence, then press Tab to initiate the automatic monitor selection process. The system cycles through all of the available monitor types one at a time. When you can see a message similar to the following clearly and legibly, select that monitor type by pressing Enter. MONITOR INFORMATION Path Slot Head Type Size Freq Class GRAPHICS(0) 0 1 n nnnnxnnnn nnHz Press [RETURN] to select this monitor type (type n of n types). The system queries you to confirm your selection. Press Y to save this monitor type. If you press any key other than Y, the following message is displayed: Monitor type not saved. At this point, the new monitor type is active, but not saved. Because you didn't save the monitor type, the next time you reboot the system the original monitor type will be used. 199

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Boot Console Interface
Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type
199
Setting the Monitor Type at Power On
If you replace your workstation’s monitor with a dif-
ferent monitor type, and do not set the workstation’s
graphics parameters by using the monitor command
before doing so, you need to perform the following:
Wait 2 seconds after the
Num Lock
light flashes near
the end of the boot sequence, then press
T
ab
to initiate
the automatic monitor selection process.
The system cycles through all of the available monitor
types one at a time. When you can see a message simi-
lar to the following clearly and legibly, select that
monitor type by pressing
Enter
.
MONITOR INFORMATION
Path
Slot
Head
Type
Size
Freq
Class
-----------
----
----
----
----------
----
-----
GRAPHICS(0)
0
1
n
nnnnxnnnn
nnHz
Press [RETURN] to select this monitor type (type n of n types).
The system queries you to confirm your selection.
Press
Y
to save this monitor type.
If you press any key other than
Y
, the following mes-
sage is displayed:
Monitor type not saved.
At this point, the new monitor type is active, but not
saved. Because you didn’t save the monitor type, the
next time you reboot the system the original monitor
type will be used.