Click one of the option buttons to choose your monitor settings selection method.


Click this option button to use default settings for your monitor.

If this option button is selected and you have a Plug-and-Play (DDC) monitor, your monitor automatically determines its correct settings.

If this option button is selected and you do not have a Plug-and-Play monitor, MGA PowerDesk uses a 60 Hz vertical refresh rate for each resolution.


Click this option button to use the MGA monitor settings selection method.


This list is an expanding tree structure containing all the MGA monitor profiles. Click a plus sign to expand a branch and see individual monitor profiles sorted by model name. Select a model name and then click the Properties button for this box to display a list of resolutions supported by that monitor profile with your current graphics card.

When you're looking at the properties of a particular monitor profile, some resolutions can be further expanded to see individual settings for different color palettes or zoom factors.


Click this button to go back to the monitor list.


Click this button to see the properties of the monitor profile selected in the MGA monitor list box. After clicking this button, you can test the monitor profile. This button is not available if a monitor profile hasn't been selected in the list box.


Click this button to test the resolution selected in the list box. This button is not available if you haven't selected a resolution.


Click this button to delete the monitor profile selected in the MGA monitor list box.

This button is not available if no monitor is selected in the MGA monitor list box, or if the monitor selected is not a user-defined monitor profile.


Click this button to save any changes made to a monitor profile.


These columns show you the vertical refresh rates of the monitor profile selected in the MGA monitor list box.


This is the vertical refresh rate for the resolution selected in the MGA monitor list box.


This is the horizontal refresh rate for the resolution selected in the MGA monitor list box.


This is the pixel clock frequency for the resolution selected in the MGA monitor list box.


Click this button to stretch your display vertically.


Click this button to shrink your display vertically.


Click this button to stretch your display horizontally.


Click this button to shrink your display horizontally.


Click this button to move your display up.


Click this button to move your display down.


Click this button to move your display to the left.


Click this button to move the display to the right.


Click this button to undo the last action. Multiple undo is supported.


Click this button to reset to the original values.


Click this button to display or hide monitor timing parameter details.


Click this list box to select a standard refresh rate and its associated settings.


Use this box to modify the pixel clock frequency.


Use this box to modify the vertical refresh rate.


Use this box to modify the vertical front porch value.


Use this box to modify the vertical back porch value.


Use this box to modify the vertical sync value.


Enable this check box to get negative vertical sync polarity.


This box shows the vertical display resolution in pixels.


Use this box to modify the horizontal refresh rate.


Use this box to modify the horizontal front porch value.


Use this box to modify the horizontal back porch value.


Use this box to modify the horizontal sync value.


Enable this check box to get negative horizontal sync polarity.


This box shows the horizontal display resolution in pixels.


Click this button to apply the new video settings.


Click this button to select one of the graphics cards installed in your computer. The graphics card selected is the one you can change the monitor settings for.


Click this box to change the currently selected graphics card for MGA monitor selection. There's one entry for each graphics card installed in your computer. The graphics card selected is the one you can change the monitor settings for.


This preview shows you the way your displays are configured in your current desktop. The display of your currently selected graphics card is highlighted (boxed) in the preview. If your currently selected graphics card is not used in your current desktop (that is, its display is not active), none of the monitors in the preview are highlighted.


Click this button to confirm your graphics card selection.