Philip Black wrote: > I don't have any experience with these monitors, but most monitors have a > power indicator of some sort (regardless if a computer is connected or not). > Several that I've used has the power light as orange when powered but sans > video input, and will turn green once a vid signal is received from the > computer. > > It seems to me that if you plug in a monitor and punch the power button, > even if not connected to a computer, you should still have some indication > of life, usually an LED indicator, at least some noise as the flyback > transformer begins to whine a bit. > > IMHO, if you plug in a lone monitor, turn it on, and have no indication that > there is life, then it's probably DOA, likely a power supply problem.
That may be so with most monitors, it is with my Apple 20" Multiscan. However, my two 17" AppleVision monitors will not turn on unless they are not only connected to a computer but the computer most be booted. RMartin (17" monitor king), can you confirm? Jerry -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
