At 2:32 AM -0500 3/12/04, Donald Town Jr. apparently and allegedly wrote:
>Greetings Listers; > >I need to connect a KVM switchbox to use a 17" (Apple Multiscan) monitor >between two (PPC 7300-200) machines. I've attempted five different (all >apple brand) cables in the last month. Everything works fine on a 14" >screen (through the switchbox), but when I step up, the bigger monitor(s) >won't work. I've tried more than one monitor and more than one cable. >I've tried the monitor direct connected to the video ports (Bypassing the >kvm switch) and the monitor works fine sans switch too. The seller >claims that the KVM switchbox has been used successfully on a 17" monitor >and I don't have any reason to disbelieve him since he is a swaplist >seller that I see on there regularly. > >The machines are able to run the monitor(s) even as a three monitor >panorama on one machine as long as the switch box is not connected. > >The switch box has no markings on it to even indicate a brand or anything >of details about it. > >I am inclined to think that the cable itself is the problem....but five >different ones of them??? > >If anyone can shed light on why this won't work, I'd be very interested >in knowing. > >If there is a specific cable that I need to use, perhaps someone could >identify the part number? > Are you, by any chance, having trouble starting it up? In my experience, the 17-inch Multiscan (IINM), has to be connected through the KVM switch to the CPU at boot-up to work. When mine isn't, [perhaps the CPU is connected to a smaller monitor] the 17-inch m/s won't even start. HTH, Paul -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
