How many pins the monitor has is irrelevant. It is up to how cheap the manufacturer got the vga connectors. Some companies assemble their own plugs and will have only the number of pins needed for the monitor to work. Others will purchase premade vga connectors that have all 15 pins installed, and all they do is connect wires to the needed pins. Even if a monitor did have all 15 pins on the plug, not all the pins would be connected, some monitors will have a different number of pins, some pins are common ground pins.
Having givin you thouroughly boring background, I have a Compaq monitor that I've been using for years. It has all 15 pins and has worked fine on a PM6500 w/adaptor (I've used 2 different adaptors), PM8500, S900 -IMS TwinTurbo using both the VGA and Mac adapted ports, S900 with a Radeon7000, S900 w/ Matrox Millenium, and a Quadra700. On these systems, I have also used an IBM monitor that was missing one or two pins (I forget exactly how many), that monitor hasn't given me problems either. A Samsung Multisync3 also has worked well, and although it has all 15 pins, only 8 are used. I built the cable for this one, so I know how it is connected. More than likely you are having a software problem. I haven't been following this thread, so I can't really help much. And although I'm sure you've heard this already, make sure that you install the video cards (especially the Radeon) in on of the top two slots. -Rob > > Ok.... > > I made a post several weeks back regarding s900 video problems. Since > then I have tried everything suggested all of you with no success. > Thanks for the suggestions by the way....To recap, I have been trying to > run a s900 with a vga monitor. I have tried 3 different monitors, pram > batteries, adapters, I even purchased a new raedon video card. I now > have a second s900 and cannot make it work either. I read a post a few > weeks ago about a similar problem that was occuring because the vga > monitor did not have all 15 pins. None of my monitors have all 15 pins > either, nor do any I have looked at in the stores. Is anybody out there > running a vga monitor with thier s900? If so, how many pins does it > have? This is my first experience with a mac and my patience is wearing > thin. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - NetZero HiSpeed! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month -visit www.netzero.com to sign up today! > > -- > SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives > | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! > | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- >>The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
