you may want to check and reset your adapter, it is probably
incorrectly configured. I had that happen with my Mac>PC monitor
adapter, but it was blue lines instead...

On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:40 AM, Alex Harms <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am using a mac//si it has an adapter for vga that goes directly from the
> video on the mac to vga no switches all of my monitors have the vga cord.
> Also the lines are on the whole screen just more noticable on windows and
> such. and taking out nad putting the ram back in doesnt help.  If i do put
> in a new video card where can i get one and could i get a higher resolution.
>
> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Christian Wacker <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>
>> is this a pc monitor with a Mac>pc adapter?
>>
>> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Alex Harms <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > 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.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> > >
>> >
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