On 19 Mar 2002 at 15:00, Jerry J. Haumberger wrote: >Hi, folks -- > >A few days ago I acquired an old monitor for one of my survpcs (a generic >386sx in a baby AT box); it has the name "CompuAdd" on the front, is a >VGA, model 51086, manufactured on Sept. 1990 in Korea, and is 60Hz. > >Everything checks out fine with the monitor, except that it only displays >24 horizontal lines instead of 25. This limitation causes the top line, >when scrolling, to lay over the bottom line, which is a strangely >reversed, elongated text. All other lines remain normal. > >Is there some sort of workaround for this limitation in the absence of >a video driver of some kind? Would a little utility of some kind be >available that would prevent this annoying overlapping of lines 24 >and "25"? > >Thanks for any suggestions! > >Jerry... on his COMPAQ PORTABLE II -- #4 | My laptop computer's a >***** 14.4kbps/42MB HD/640k RAM/8 MHz | Tandy TRS-80 Model 100
Well, it sounds to me like the vertical positioning might be a bit off. I have seen a problem like what you describe occur, and in a monitor without an external position adjust, the procedure would have been to open the case, and find the vertical position adjust potentiometer. However, because the voltages and currents inside a monitor can easily be LETHAL, if you've never done that before, I don't recommend it. Your local computer or TV repair shop might be able to do the job in a few minutes, though, and they (should) have the training for it. Hope this helps, Anthony J. Albert =========================================================== Anthony J. Albert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems and Software Support Specialist Postmaster Computer Services - University of Maine, Presque Isle "Ta'Lon, is that you?" "It's me most days, except for those days when I don't feel quite like myself and I suppose that I am someone else, but for now, yes, it is me." -G'Kar and Ta'Lon, Babylon 5 episode: _The_Ragged_Edge_ To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
