Macintosh Classic II Screen Moving

Hello,
I Recently Got a Macintosh Classic II in perfect working condition. The only problem is When the computer use the Hard Disk or the Floppy drive, the Screen like "Shaking" a bit. Did is normal on that kind of Mac?
Another Question, Can i resize the screen on this mac ?
Thank You
Ps. Scuse me for my bad english =P

Thank You for your answer, Now i adjusted my screen image. Now my other Question, The Screen of my Classic II Shaking a bit(in the corners) when the Computer read or write on Hard Drives or On The Floppy. is not terrible but is shaking a little bit. Did it Normal?
The Computer have System 7.0.1 on it.
Thank You.
Thomas Brousseau
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