In all probability you are running it beyond it's rated refresh/resolution,
and it is complaining. I had a similar problem with a Gateway EV700,
just being slightly over 61Hz at 1280x1024, only rated to 60Hz.
Dermot Gorman wrote:
> I've a weird problem with my monitor. Every so often (~10 minutes) the
> monitor makes a clicking noise (like an electrical short) and the screen
> disappears and then reappears. Sometimes the screen increases in size but
> then immediately clicks back into place. Its starting to sound like the tube
> in the monitor is ready to explode ! Monitor is Gateway EV500, graphics card,
> Matrox G100 Productiva with XFree86_ SVGA server.
>> Has anybody seen this type of problem before?
>> dermot
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