>I have the same problem with a ViewSonic G773. My old monitor was
>identified nicely and allowed me to keep the PowerBook shut (however, it
>had a nasty whine at 70Hz).
>

This brings up another question. Most of the past year I've spent at 
a client location with my 2400 connected to an external monitor and 
keyboard. The monitor they gave me was a 17 gateway thing. Perfectly 
ok. BUT when it was plugged into my 2400 and you hit the monitor 
control strip, the first line correctly displayed the model and 
number of the monitor!

I understand that the reason Apples monitor connectors are larger 
than standard VGA connectors is because they contain "sense pins" 
that allow the Mac to know what resolutions the monitor supports. But 
in this case there is only a standard VGA connector with none of that 
voodoo, and Gateway sure doesn't support apple sense technology.

How in heck does my 2400 know the model number of the monitor it was 
connected to?


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