PC monitor resolution

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PC monitor resolution

My G3-beige works well now except for the 17" PC monitor which will only display at 640 X 480 pixels forcing horizontal scrolling to display entire screen page width.

(1)how can higher resolution (1024 x ?) which was used on PC be selected ?

(2)if not possible to increase resolution is there another way to eliminate horizontal scrolling ?

Thanx,
Mac Newbie

Posted on Jul 25, 2005 8:00 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 20, 2005 4:34 AM in response to Bob Bloch

Try going to the monitor control pannel and click a larger res.

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Answer 2

Sep 20, 2005 5:37 AM in response to Aaron Srdoc

I am sure he has already tried that...

If you are using the built-in video port on your G3, and are using an adapter, check the dip switches on them and make sure you set them up to handle larger resolutions.

My current adapter on the G3 with 10.1 I am on right now allows me up to 1920x1080, using my adapter, which has only 1 dip switch. One position for 21" Apple display emulation, and the other which tells the G3 I am really running a VGA monitor..

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Answer 3

Sep 21, 2005 4:53 PM in response to Transgenic X5-655

Also, make sure that thousands of colors or 256 colorsw is selected. If millions of colors is selected, resolution will be limited.

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Answer 4

Sep 21, 2005 6:51 PM in response to Stanley Kalemaris

Not if he has the 4 MB module installed, then he can do much higher resolutions in millions.

For example, my Beige is on 1024x768 in OS X, on millions...

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Answer 5

Sep 26, 2005 10:07 AM in response to Transgenic X5-655

True, but the 4 meg vram was an option; not standard.

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Answer 6

Sep 26, 2005 11:03 AM in response to Stanley Kalemaris

exactly, and since he hasn't stated, we cant decide what he has and hasn't. I stated what I said in case he did have that upgrade in it..

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