Hi- before I go any further I've re-read the following message and in it I sound a bit clueless. I'm not QUITE as clueless as I sound here, but I have a chronic illness that affects memory and concentration and this is just the kind of thing I have most difficulty with!
I just received a new LCD monitor- a Formac Gallery 2010 20" LCD monitor. It has a DVI plug. I was assured that this would plug into my Powermac G4. But when I unpacked and then looked at both items, I can see my CRT monitor is connected to a small socket on the card (is this a VGA socket? I just can't remember the terminology nowadays)- and there is another longer multi-pin socket on the card that looks similar to but still definitely different from the plug on the captive lead on the monitor. The other larger socket on the computer's display card is roughly about 1.5 inches long, has a three long rows of ten pin-sockets and a bit at one end that is something like cross-shaped, and both ends of the socket are rounded. I've never used it, I don't think, and have used CRT monitors plugged into the smaller old (?) socket. [In fact the monitor has three captive leads that are all kept together in a bundle- one ends in a complex multi-pin plug, one in a USB plug and one in something looking a little like a phono line socket- these are described in the manual as being for display, usb (there are usb sockets on the monitor surround) and audio]. The display plug (I'm assuming it is the most complicated one) on the monitor is vaguely similar to the multi-pin socket on the comouter display card but it has two main clusters of pins, both clusters are square containing nine pins in three rows of three, and there is a wider horizontal flattish pin which might fit into the horizontal slit of the cross-shaped part of the socket (if the plug itself would fit, that is). But the plug is a different outline- each end has one rounded and one square corner, and it is shorter than the socket. The socket also has a kind of "ripple" in the top centre of the socket that is not there on the plug. This monitor is sold for use with PCs or Macs and is I gather generally compatible with modern equipment- I would expect to find it fitted whatever socket is on the back of my G5 when I get it. I don't expect to find I have a serious problem here and will call the store tomorrow to ask if I need an adapter or something like that to use this monitor on my 4-yr old 667 Powermac G4. But I'd like to understand what is happening here before I call the shop if possible. Can anyone tell me- does my G4 use a different monitor socket from what is current nowadays and if so what is it called, and is there an adaptor that can connect this monitor to it? Any ideas would be handy. I have jpgs of pics I took of both plug and socket if anyone wants to take a look. Many thanks for any info. -- Joe B. -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
