Display Resolution always resets after reboot

Every time I reboot, my monitor resolution in the system preferences is reset to 640x480. This is starting to become EXTREMELY annoying. This has only started happening since my upgrade to 10.4.4 and has continued thru 10.4.5 . Does anyone know why this is happening, and is there any way to "lock" the screen resolution to 1280x1024 (Refresh Rate: 75 Hz)?
Thanks!
EDIT: Thought I might add that this is a Powermac G5 1.6 Ghz.

Is this the only setting you lose between boots? Does it happen no matter how you start up or only if it has previously shut down? Could it be that the internal battery needs to be replaced (see Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM)?

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