On Oct 9, 2010, at 3:47 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I fear I know the answer to this question but just to check if anyone > here had any other idea's. > > I've got a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver (2001) that used to work > beautifully, but had to have it in storage for a few months while I > moved house, went to set it up again today and install a fresh copy of > Leopard on there and noticed a problem, the display is horribly > bright, even when darkened everything on the screen looks like it's > brighter then it should be. Now, I've checked the vga cable and > monitor with a Dreamcast console (Lots of modern tech as you can tell) > and they look great, so I fear the fault is my 256mb nVidia GeForce > 6200 graphics card (PC card that's been flashed) is on it's last legs, > I've tried cleaning the contacts on the card, and using compressed air > to clear the AGP slot and I still have this same problem. Is there > anything else that may be going on here, or is it time for me to > invest in a new card for this mac, which is a shame as this one seemed > good for the machine! > > Thanks > > Sam Walker
I had this problem a few years ago with a Sawtooth and it just about drove me nuts. Changing the video card won't help you out because it's a color-sync problem. What fixed it for me was navigating to /Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays and deleting any files that are currently in that folder. Then restart the computer and calibrate your color through the Displays control panel. Mind you, this is the Library folder on Macintosh HD, not the one in the main System folder or the one in your user folder. I've had this happen almost exclusively with Tiger, maybe once with Leopard, and NEVER on Snow Leopard. It looks like you have the brightness turned way up and everything is very washed out, just about nothing will fix it that I've tried except for what's suggested above. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
