boot off the cd, and then trash the monitors preference on the boot drive. in future, if you can't see the monitor image properly, it normally goes back to the last setting on it's own after a few seconds, or if you hit enter. you may have accidentally clicked on the "ok" box. i'd still try other resolutions, that message came from the monitor hardware, not the mac hardware by the way, it was just complaining about video it new it couldn't do. this assumes the monitor will do 640x480 at whatever rate the card wants to do at that resolution. i've no idea why it defaulted to a high resolution on you, normally it starts at the low resolution until you change it. there may be something wrong with one or more of the installed files. don't feel bad, i don't use my monitor at maximum resolution either, and i've got great eyes, but it's still one notch short of max and i've increased the font size by one notch (2 points i think) for the desktop. i can read it the other way, but not as easily. then again i've got great eyes for a 39 year old and they definitely aren't as good as they used to be.
Mark Gerber wrote: > > I've finally installed OS 9.1 on my S900. > For some reason, when it restarted the monitor (HP 711) defaulted to a > pretty high res and I wanted to bring it down to something 40+ year old ----------- > Does any one have some idea how to get my desktop back? I'd settle for > having to squint. ----------- -- From: 'Programmers at work', Microsoft Press, Redmond, WA [c1986]: Interviewer: "Is studying computer science the best way to prepare to be a programmer?" Gates: "No, the best way to prepare is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. In my case, I went to the garbage cans at the Computer Science Center and I fished out listings of their operating system." -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
