From: Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 1 monitor on switchbox for 2-4 macs
In-reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-id: a05100300b9e3067bc124@[192.168.2.101]
I have two setups with video switch boxes, both use a VGA monitor,
VGA (HD-15) switchbox and Mac-VGA adapters. With the Mac-VGA
I have two setups with video switch boxes, both use a VGA monitor,
VGA (HD-15) switchbox and Mac-VGA adapters. With the Mac-VGA adapter
on the Mac the computers will boot up correctly whether the monitor
is switched to it or not. I have seperate keyboards and
mice/trackballs/trackpads on
so after that point, I can switch viewing the display back and forth,
from machine A to B ,and each will be putting out video, and the monitor
will show the display from either one, as I move the selector back and
forth.?
Correct. I believe a second or two after you see the OS boot up screen (not
I haven't suffered any major heat buildup.
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Paul/.
95 black 3000GT VR-4
98 VFR800F, TBR aluminum hi exit
formerly reasonable and prudent
on 10/27/02 11:25 PM, flawed jai at [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled:
and I can stack the IIfx's and stack the IIsi and the LCIII, to no harm
as far as
i bought a switching box with one DB 25 I/O plug on the one side and 4
I hope you mean DB-15. If it's DB-25 you have a lot of connector-soldering
to do to make this work.
identical DB 25 I/O plugs on the other side, with a switch that selects
one of the 4 at a time.
Macs need the sense-pins
I have several ADB KVM boxes in use. One keyboard, monitor and TurboMouse
controls all. Yes, you can't boot all of the machines at the same time. But
how often would or why would you need to do this? No, there are no ill
effects from switching AFTER the Mac has been booted. It then figures it has
Ohh...it took me a while to get why you were discussing ADB KVM
boxes.
'Doah!'
ok, so as long as I have the switch set to the monitor at boot up, it
'sees' the monitor at preflight check time and knows to put out video.
then if I want to boot another machine after i have the first one
running,
