You are correct! I don't have an adapter with any switches or dials on it, but after connecting my PC VGA monitor to it that is 17 inches, i got all the way through, brought down the resolution, connected the other monitor up, and it now sits there working fine.
Thanks again, John On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:46:27 -0500, John Impellizzeri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have tried this in two 7100/66s with identical set up except for one > > card has no vram on the video card and the other does. However, both > > still come to the same problem. I've searched Google for answers, and > > come up with nothing (except your spiffy newsgroup in which I am > > thankful for). > > > > My system specs are as follows: > > > > Power Mac 7100/66 > > 32 MB of RAM spread across 4 sticks > > Video card in brown slot on motherboard, not using on board DVI due to > > no connector adapter > > 700 MB Hard Drive > > 15" Compaq Monitor via Mac VGA to PC VGA connector > > 6x (I think) CD ROM drive. > > Mac OS 9.1 > > My first guess would be that the system is attempting to use a scan rate > that your monitor can't handle so it blanks out. What kind of Mac to VGA > adapter do you have? Does it have any switches or dials on it? This may be > telling the OS that your monitor is capable of higher resolutions than it > really is. > > -- > John Impellizzeri > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- "Yo-ho, Yo-ho, to the Hooks, I'll never go!" -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
