>I recently purchased a ATI Radeon 7000 video card. Going to flash it >to work on my G3, but I noticed that the connector on the Radeon card >has 3 rows of pins, whereas the connector for my 17 inch monitor has >2 rows and is wider... > >Are there any adapters that will allow me to use my 17 display >(purchased at the same time as the computer - 1997)?
The Radeon 7000, and nearly all PC-type video cards have VGA-type connectors, which is 15 pins in a 9-pin-sized housing. The Mac standard is 15 pins in a 15-pin-sized housing. Griffin and many others make Mac-to-PC adapters which make the monitor believe it is talking to a PC, and make the Mac believe it is talking to an Apple-type fixed-frequency monitor, or, alternately, an Apple-type multi-frequency monitor. If you install a Griffin "dongle" and set it to multi-frequency, and also to the size of the screen, the MacOS will automaically determine the range of resolutions which are selectable by the Monitors control panel. The later MacOSes are smart enough to read the monitor's device characteristics (over the special serial link the cable provides) and will display all the available resolution options. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
