on 6/26/03 1:14 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> > Hi. I am a recent convert from the evil empire. I now have a 7600/180 which I > was able to > upgrade with a 21" supermac monitor, replacing my 15" monitor. It's an older > one, but it > works great. My problem is that there is about 1" of black space around the > image all the > way. The only resolution that my OS seems to offer is 1024/786 at 75 mhz. The > nice fellow > whom I got the monitor from said the video card that came with it should be > able to support a > resolution 1200 something by I think 800 something. Would that make the image > fit the monitor > screen? In the world of windows, I would go looking for a driver off the net, > but there > doesn't seem to be a function in the OS that installs 'drivers'. Do I need to > update to 9.1 > or something to drive this big monitor? Anyway I guess that is my question. > Any replys would > be most appreciated. Steve. >
(kinda long...sorry) Welcome Steve, you'll be glad you did (convert I mean). The 1024x768 is fine for now. Regarding the space around the monitor, it really doesn't have anything to do with the driver (or the OS). The fact that you can see the image is evidence enough that there is an adequate driver at whatever resolution(s) it supports. It's a function of the monitor controls unique to your model. There _should_ be image adjustments (generally on the front, at least on every monitor I've had). I have a Sony 17" at home (but have had "generic" ones as well) and a 21" Viewsonic at work that have either one or two buttons to select and adjust the horizontal and vertical image size. The Sony's is like a game joystick that swivels as well as functioning as a push button to do the selecting. The Viewsonic has two buttons, one to select the function, the second to do the adjusting. It doesn't matter what resolution I have the monitor at, I adjust the monitor geometry to fill the screen, even if I had my 21" at 640x480, I can still fill the screen area. The only time I have run into a non-adjustable monitor (although I'm sure there are others), was with the Apple High Res 13" (very old....but still working and functional btw, hooked up to a clone in my son's room), which is not a multi-sync/multi-resolution monitor and had no geometry controls. You might also want to subscribe to a larger Mac list which has MUCH higher traffic. The Mac-L list (of which the esteemed Mr. Sedgwick is also a member) can be subscribed to at <http://www.listmoms.net/lists/mac-l/> via web interface or simple mail message. There are ALOT of people there and you'll learn alot from their questions as well as your own. -D. -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Educational discounts are now available Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
