Monitor Problems / 10.4.8 / Mac Pro

Anyone that has any ideas on this problem would be much appreciated!!
I have 2 x Belinea B1925S1W 19" wide screen monitors running off my Mac Pro. They Both have DVI to VGA adaptors, one adapter is a Mac one, the other is made by Belkin.
The Problem is this: whenever I turn the computer on, the right hand monitor displays the picture so it is either half way off the screen or the image looks bitty and pixelated. The dock is too far off the screen to be accessed. The way I work around it is to have system preferences in my start up items and to re-choose the resolution of the screen. It is already set right when I go there, I have to choose the resoloution above it and then go back to the right one to fix the problem. The other monitor is fine.
It's SO annoying!! and has never worked correctly!
Thanks in advance.....

Try sapping monitors, then cables, then adapters, to see if you can isolate the problem to a monitor, cable, adapter, or the graphics board. Try moving the menu bar to the other monitor in the "Arrangements" pane of "Displays" System Preference and see if the problem moves.

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