> From: Bill Judson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PCI] The oddest problem with monitor... > >> I have a HP71 17" monitor. ... The problem >> is this: it is rarely the case that the monitor resolution >> set is twigged to on first boot up. It is as if the boot up >> just misses it the setting and defaults to something (640 x >> 480 and sort of not using the whole screen area too!). >> restart immediately and it looks as if the same thing is >> about to happen when - lo and behold - it realises >> something in the boot up and finds my set and desired >> monitor setting (1024x768) and it fills the whole screen >> area right and proper. >> >> Different machines, different ram configs, different ram, >> different pci slots, reseating, firm seating, throwing out >> monitor prefs, resetting monitor prefs do not seem to help. >> I even took the mo........ >> >> >> ------------------------------ > > Hi David...as another dual-port Twin Turbo owner (until recently; I just > swapped it with someone on the swap-list), I have to say that, while it > is a nice card for its time, I've had similar "issues"...I've found that > using the VGA port with PC monitors can be an invitation to having the > monitor forget your settings at startup. Moving it to the old-style Mac > (DB-15) plug, with an adapter, seemed to solve the problem. > > I also found that occasionally trashing the Display Prefs was needed to > avoid foul-ups; sometimes it gets corrupted, & this happens on all sorts > of set-ups under the Classic OS, not just with the TT. > > I've also installed the IMS drivers, version 4.0.6, they seemed to help > better than the earlier ones. I never used the control panel, it just > seemed to get in the way of the Monitors & Sound panel, & Adobe Gamma. >
I have solved the practical problem folks! Not the theoretical one as to exactly what is happening mind you - so this topic is still open but probably too esoteric for most of us! Solution, I leave the monitor ON (it goes into a power saving mode) and DO NOT turn it right off or yank the plug as I have always done. Now it always starts with proper setting. Somehow, turning this (sort of natural PC) monitor off causes the OS to not get the right info from it first time. But on restart it does. I do not know why really? It is not a warm up problem as turning the monitor on and leaving it for a while and then starting the Mac still causes the problem if I turned the monitor completely off after the last session. I don't know why I missed this solution? But I think posting to you lot encouages me to think about things and I want to thank you all from the bottome of my heart for being there for me... :) David Elmo (Now this prob fixed, pity about the interference of the extra Ram sticks when in a 7300 case. I don't suppose anyone has TT card with the video ram slots filled, in a 7300 type case with *all* the PCI slots occupied? And how they managed this?) -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
