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From: Benjamin Kaduk <bjk@freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: Handbook update: HorizSync and VertRefresh
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On Tue, 3 Jul 2012, Warren Block wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Jul 2012, Benjamin Kaduk wrote:
>
>> One does hear the occasional tale of a CRT which exploded when the wrong
>> frequencies were configured ... it might be worth mentioning that guessing
>> values could lead to hardware damage.
>
> It's such a rare situation that I'm hesitant to mention it.  This might
> be better:
>
>   Most monitors support sync frequency autodetection, making
>   manual entry of these values unnecessary.  For the few
>   monitors that do not support autodetection, avoid potential
>   damage by only entering values provided by the manufacturer.

Fine by me -- thanks.

-Ben