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> > Isn't that the definition of an intellectual - someone who can listen > to William Tell without thinking of the Lone Ranger? > > Hi Ho Silver. > > Peter > > On 24 Apr 2011, at 21:02, Rick Womer wrote: > > > Success came with a combination of Stan's and Steve's suggestions. > It =is= a DVI adapter, and the monitor thinks it's a DVD player it is > hooking up to (so why can't it detect it??? Thanks, Dell. Sheesh.). > The specific startup sequence is also key; but my monitor prefers the > rhythm of the Lone Ranger theme/William Tell Overture. > > > > Thanks, guys! > > > > Rick > > > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > > > --- On Sun, 4/24/11, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> From: steve harley <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410 > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Sunday, April 24, 2011, 3:09 PM > >> On 2011-04-24 12:17 , Rick Womer > >> wrote: > >>> A few months later... the power strip feeding the > >> monitor got turned off, and when I connect the MBP... > >> nothing. The computer knows the monitor is there, but > >> the monitor won't recognize the computer. When I ask > >> the monitor to "scan sources" it doesn't find > >> anything. When I choose VGA, it says "no VGA cable", > >> which is complete bullshit because there it is, plugged in > >> (and re-plugged-in, via an adapter to the Mac's mini display > >> port). > >> > >> if i'm reading this right, i'd suggest a Mini DisplayPort > >> to DVI adapter instead of the VGA adapter -- all-digital > >> signal path will be cleaner; i got one from monoprice.com > >> that is not quite as pretty but much less expensive than the > >> Apple adapter > >> > >> could also be a cable problem -- sometimes wiggling the > >> cable at each end will make this clear; i've had a > >> surprising number of display cables flake out after months > >> of working fine (DVI and HDMI especially) > >> > >> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > >> directly above and follow the directions. > >> > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
