Chapter 5. Display Information; Changing Resolution And Refresh Rates - IBM POWER GXT135P Graphics PCI Installation And Using Manual

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Chapter 5. Display Information

The POWER GXT135P Graphics PCI Adapter supports Video Electronics Standards
Association (VESA), Display Power Management Signalling (DPMS).

Changing Resolution and Refresh Rates

To change the resolution and refresh rates for X or CDE sessions, do the following:
1. Turn on your system unit power.
2. Log in as root user.
3. Type the following:
smitty
Press Enter.
4. From the System Management screen, select Devices and press Enter.
5. Select Graphic Displays and press Enter.
6. Select Select the Display Type.
7. Select the POWER GXT135P Graphics PCI Adapter and press Enter.
8. Press F4 for a list of display types supported.
9. Select the desired type and press Enter.
Note: When a DDC monitor is attached, the monitor type is automatically set by
10. In Select the Display Type screen, notice the Select Display Type field data has
been updated. Press Enter.
11. Press F3 twice to return to the Graphics Display screen.
12. Select Select the Display Resolution and Refresh Rate and press Enter.
13. From the Graphics Adapter screen, select the POWER GXT135P Graphics PCI
Adapter and press Enter.
14. Press F4 for a list of Resolution and Refresh Rates that are supported.
15. Select the desired rate and press Enter.
Note: Your X session or CDE session will run at the rate that you specified the
16. Press F10 to exit SMIT.
the system and cannot be overridden. As a result, if POWER GXT135P
detects a Data Display Channel (DDC) monitor, default is the only SMIT
screen option. Pressing F4 here results in an information message stating
the popup is not available for this entry field. In this case, press F3 to return
to the Graphics Display screen and continue with step 12 below.
next time that you start one of these sessions.
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