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- Hints and Tips
- 8.4
- • Risc PC monitor configuration − One of the biggest problems people
- have had with the Risc PC is finding that their machine will not drive
- the monitor correctly, either because they are using a non-standard
- monitor, or they have accidentally configured the machine incorrectly.
- The !Mon application aims to rescue you from this situation.
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- The program has a number of local monitor definition files, which it
- will try in turn. One of them should give a usable display on your
- monitor, after which you should set up your machine again so that the
- configuration is correct.
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- In order to use the program, you will need to do the following, typing
- blind where necessary:
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- a) Turn on the computer and wait for it to finish booting up (wait until
- the hard disc activity stops).
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- b) Insert the program disc into the floppy drive.
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- c) Press <f12>.
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- d) type “adfs” and press <return>.
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- e) type “mount 0” and press <return>.
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- f) type “start” and press <return>.
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- This will start the program and try the first monitor definition file
- AKF11/12 which will not work on the AKF60’s/85’s supplied with the Risc
- PC, but it is better to try this one first than a high end monitor
- definition file which could damage a TV resolution monitor. You can
- cycle through the available monitors by pressing <space>. Alternatively
- you can jump to any of the files by pressing the appropriate number key,
- the most useful are 4 (AKF60) and 5(AKF85). When the program loads a new
- monitor definition file it will pause for two seconds, to give the
- monitor time to catch up, and then beep. If you have a stable picture€,
- press <y> to finish, followed by <return> to get back to the desktop.
- Note that this will not reconfigure your machine – if you switch off
- without reconfiguring, you will have the same problems next time – but
- it will get you a working system. This program is on the monthly program
- disc. Matthew Hunter, NCS. A
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