noob monitor questions

[fantoboy]

Ok, so I'm finally getting around to putting my first cab together.  I have a naomi cabinet with what appears to be a WG D-9200
http://www.jomac.net.au/Wells%20Gardner%20D-9200.JPG

What exactly do I have to make the monitor work on my pc?  Is it safe to plug a vga cable right in fro the pc to the monitor?  Is it just a matter of changing the resolution?  Or do i need software or a special video card?  The arcadevga card is just to get proper resolution, not a necessity?  Do I need to rewire the vga cable? Thanks in advance for any help!

[MonMotha]

Set desktop to 640x480 (it's hidden by default in WinXP, but it will be in "List All Modes" under "Advanced") and plug 'er in.  Progressive looks so much better than interlace.  If you are one of those people who insists of emulating everything pixel accurate, you can use driver hacks e.g. Soft15k and such to get CGA/EGA timings, too (which that monitor will also do and autorange to).

Depending on how it's currently configured, you may have to move the video cable going from the input board with the VGA connector to the other plug.  That controls signal levels.  It comes set from the factory for PC signal levels, but it may have been moved if it was used with the higher arcade signal levels.  If things are really dim, you probably need to do this.

[fantoboy]

that did the trick. thanks!  I was afraid to plug it in.  Feared blowing some caps in the monitor.  JVS-PAC works awesome too!!!