Good to know, but it's a very nice sony :-) I'll try booting with no monitor
on 8/17/02 10:08 PM, John Impellizzeri at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I have a problem ... I received a new (well new to me) PowerCenter Pro and >> so i swapped my Hard drive and other stuff from my non-Pro to the new >> machine. As I was messing with the video resolutions I set managed to set >> them too high and now all I get is a blank screen. That'll teach me to use >> the monitor control panel instead of the control strip :-) >> >> Well, how do I get my machine back? I zapped the PRAM from a cold boot and >> I got the happy mac, and the 9.1 logo, but then the video settings reverted. > > Try starting with Extensions Off (hold down shift until you see the > message). On my PowerWave this usually causes it to revert to a basic > 640x480. If so on yours then trash the monitor preferences and restart > normally and hopefully you can then change to a higher but supported > resolution. If this doesn't work then shut down, disconnect the monitor and > any Mac/VGA adapter if you use one, start up and allow the machine enough > time to boot and get to the desktop. Once you feel certain that it has > gotten there, press the power key and listen for your alert sound. This > would be from the standard dialog box asking Restart, Sleep, Cancel or > Shutdown. Shutdown is the default so hit Enter and hopefully the system > shuts down. Then reconnect the monitor and start up again and see what > happens. Starting up with no monitor attached should cause it to default > back to 640x480. > > Hope this helps! If you're using an Applevision monitor, try holding down the (command,option, A,V) keys at startup. If not, try zapping pram again, letting the computer cycle a coupla times before releasing the keys. -- Power Computing 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> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
