Mac Mini & Viewsonic VG150

I was given an original Mac Mini, 256 MB RAM, no wireless, combo drive, along with a Viewsonic VG150 LCD monitor. However, when I start it up I get the beginning of the boot process and then the monitor goes black. Turning the monitor off and onn results in an "out of range" message. Ok, so I hook it up to a CRT monitor at work and reset the resolution to what the VG150 uses. Go home and hook it up to the VG150 - same problem! However, the VG150 works fine hooked up to my Powerbook.
Ok, make an appointment at the nearest Apple store (only 2 hours away) and take it there. They hook it up to a Dell LCD monitor and the desktop appears. They then reset the resolution and then turn off the mini. Reboot the mini, and the resolution is still set. OK, I bring it back home, hook it up to the VG150 and the problem is back!
So I have an LCD monitor that works fine with another Mac, a Mac Mini that works fine with a CRT or different make LCD, albeit at a different resolution.
The problem seems to be that the Mini won't remember the resolution I set it to, 1024x768. Could this be a PRAM battery? If so, where is the PRAM battery and how do I change it?
If it is NOT a PRAM battery problem, what do I need to fix it? Should I toss the Viewsonic and get a different make of monitor?

It just so happens that I took the mini to work again today and hooked it up to a Dell CRT. It worked fine showing a resolution of 1024 x 768.
I had found an article regarding this problem with two possible fixes: the "Safe Mode" and the "Single User Mode". I then hooked the VG150 to the mini and went the "Safe Mode" route. It came up showing a resolution setting of 800 x 600 (which the VG150 doesn't support with Macs!) I reset it to 1024 x 768 60Hz and restarted. The mini booted up fine and the VG150 worked. I quickly upgraded the OS to 10.3.9, restarted, and repaired permissions. I then shut it down and unplugged it from the power for a couple of hours.
When I plugged it back in and booted it up, it still worked with the VG150. I then powered it down and unplugged it again. I'm going to hook it up in a few days and see what happens. I'm going to go out on a limb here and mark the question as answered. If it DOESN'T work, then I'll have to go the Single-user mode route.

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