You can configure your X the hard way, but by far the EASIEST way is to make a Knoppix LiveCD and boot it on the computer that you want to set up as Debian box. Knoppix autodetects your display hardware and creates a XF86Config-4 file, which you can move into your Debian partition in the hard disk (either by using floppy disk or by simply mounting the hard disk drive from Knoppix).
Or, better yet, print the Knoppix-made XF86Config-4, then run 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86' in Debian and extract the correct specs from the Knoppix XF86Config-4. This way you give debconf more power and you'll also learn more about your computer.