On May 25, 2012, at 9:52 AM, M Christol wrote: > On 5/25/12 12:36 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: >> On May 25, 2012, at 9:11 AM, M Christol wrote: >> >>> My trusty G4 450 x2 display is losing "blackness" - the type& shadows in >>> images are a dark to medium grey. >>> I am assuming this is the ATI Rage 128 Pro dying. >> Video cards don't die this way...monitors do. Also it simply could have had >> the video calibration get corrupted (or someone accidentally chose the wrong >> calibration) . My first try would be re-calibrate the monitors...unless the >> obkject is really 'I want a new video card and this is my excuse' :-) >> > > Tried recalibration - no change > Monitor is hooked up to 2 computers via a Dr Bott KVM switch & the monitor > looks fine in the newer Intel Mac. > Maybe I should jiggle the KVM connections?
Try swapping the connections at the video card. See if the darkness moves to the Intel Mac. If it does it's the KVM or video cable. If not it's the settings on the video card. -- 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
