Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!SFAUSTIN.BITNET!Z4648252 From: Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: SM124 Diminishing Screen Message-ID: <890309.10354523.009357@SFA.CP6> Date: 9 Mar 89 16:35:46 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 26 A question was raised regarding the SM124's shifting of the screen to the right, SOMETIMES, and its being normal (centered properly) other times probably when the system is rebooted. I also get that here on my monitor. The problem seems that the 'picture' on the monitor is never in the same position per bootup. Allam Pratt summed up the fix with: "No, it's not the ST hardware. It's good old analog electronics. Your screen's horizontal adjustment is off. To fix it you would have to open your monitor, and there are lots of nasties which can get you when you do. Have a TV type or dealer fix this for you. It's trivial, but you have to know where to look." If only this was so. Adjusting the horizontal position of the picture is good for only THAT bootup. It will, alas, shift again during another bootup. The only real solution is to adjust, reboot, adjust and reboot again. Get the picture position in a good compromised location. I'm really picky about this because I reside at a university where Macs rule. I run Spectre 128 and am frequently demoing the ST. I always want my SM124 to be at top shape. There's not anything that *I* can do about the shifting, but averaging the postion seems to help. Larry Rymal