tlug: X config for laptops

[Frank Bennett <bennett@example.com>]

I'm running X on a laptop.  When I move the display area in the pager,
I've noticed that the hardware sometimes gives off a barely perceptible
whine for an instant, until the display readjusts.  Is this a sign that
the monitor timings are incorrect? 

I've heard that it's possible to break a monitor with incorrect timings
(okay, I confess that I DID break a monitor once in this way -- I couldn't
find a spec sheet on the thing and just, uh, guessed).  Is there a risk of
that happening on a laptop?

I don't think it's going to be relevant to the question, but the hardware
is a Sony VAIO 731 with the neomagic chipset, and I'm using the TL SVGA X
server with neomagic support. 

Cheers,
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Frank G Bennett, Jr         @@
Faculty of Law, Nagoya Univ () email: bennett@example.com
Tel: +81[(0)52]789-2239     () WWW:   http://rumple.soas.ac.uk/~bennett/

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