I have 3 monitors that all work and i tried them with a pc (macs are to expensive i get this one for free) I have no extra ram inside but i will check the connections. thnx
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Derek Morton <[email protected]> wrote: > Alex, > > Based on the pictures, I don't see any way it could be the monitor or the > video cable / connector. It appears that the problem is only present in the > "windows" (although not the active window title bar) and the menubar. Is > this correct? If it is, I suspect you have extra RAM installed. And since > you are running (per the pictures) built-in video... Try removing and > replacing the memory SIMMs. I think you might have a bad SIMM connection. > You may also have problems if you run programs which exceed the built-in > memory. > > Derek > > On May 19, 2009, at 4:53 PM, Cyrus Griffin wrote: > > Well, either it's the monitor, or the video of the IIsi. You should try the > same monitor with another Mac that's know to work, and also try another > monitor with the IIsi that's known to work. (That is... assuming you do have > other Macs and monitors to try out) Although... thinking about it now, it > does seem more like a video problem. You might open up the IIsi and clean it > out, maybe clean the contacts on the outside part of the video connector. A > very fine file works well, just rub it a little in the holes where the pins > from the monitor connector goes. Sometimes oxidation can build up just > enough so that it doesn't make a good connection. Also, be careful while > doing this - do it with the computer OFF and don't jab too deeply into the > connector. Also for the monitor connector, a little rubbing alcohol and a q > tip works for oxidation. > If that doesn't work... you probably just have bad video. This could be > fixed by either > 1) Replacing the logic board > 2) Getting a 3rd party NuBus graphics card (And the correct riser to plug > it into the PDS slot in the IIsi) > > Hope you get that working, the IIsi is a nice little machine. > > Elliott (Formerly Cyrus) > -------------------- > Hobbittech.com Mac Specialist - Low Cost Mac Services in AZ > > > On May 19, 2009, at 2:46 PM, Alex Harms wrote: > > I own a Mac//si and i put it in storage for a while. Welll I was cleaning > my room and i found it and set it up and turned it on. To my suprise I > found it was in black and white mode (I only have color monitors) Well upon > going to the monitor setting and putting it in color mode I found it had odd > pink lines runnign down the screen and i noticed faint lines in b&w. I am > wondering what happened. > > > > > > -- Copyright (c) 2008 Alex Harms. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
