I've gotten that kind of adapter combination to work with my Performa 6100 (scsi hd seems dead now, though) and a 15" lcd. You can buy a variety of straight mac to vga adapter with a configurable dip switch on eBay and a few other sites. As long as you choose the right config option it seems to work. I can't remember which one I used, but I had to try a number of settings before finding one that worked without flickering. That's two adapters, hdi-45 to mac and mac to VGA plus the VGA cable. Looks like you need to find an adapter with the right M/F connector to reduce the extra changes. The less adapters you have, the easier it will be to troubleshoot. I bought my mac-vga adapter on eBay and it came with a sheet listing configuration options. From your diagram it looks like you need a DB-15M to VGA(M) : mac to VGA adapter. You currently appear to have 3 adapters, when you should only need one.
On Nov 15, 7:03 pm, "J. Alexander Jacocks" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 6:29 PM, glen <[email protected]> wrote: > >>From: Jake Tesler <[email protected]> > > >>Anyway, I found my old Performa 6110CD, and tried to boot it, just for > >>proof of concept. It chimed, and I quickly realized that the HD was shot. > >>Not an issue, as it comes with a CD drive and a Floppy drive, and I have > >>the means to make a startup disk. > >>However, the display-out connection is somewhat, *ahem* useless. It is an > >>HDI-45 connection (wiki), and I rummaged through the old bins to start > >>finding adapters. I managed to create a makeshift string (yes, string) of > >>adapters. Basically, it goes like this...and excuse my poor drawing skills. > >>[=== denotes two ends of a single adapter, +++ denotes a connection between > >>two different adapters, F denotes female, M denotes male) > > >>Performa HDI-45(F) --> HDI-45(M) === DB-15(F) +++ DB15(M) === > >>DB15(M) +++ DB15(M) === VGA(F) +++ VGA(M) === VGA(M) > >>+++ VGA Cable --> Display > > >>However, despite my trying, it doesn't work. Suggestions to get an HDI-45 > >>connection to a VGA display? OR, alternatively, does anybody have a SVGA > >>display connection technique they'd be willing to share? :) > >>OR EVEN, does anybody have a working HDI-45 display? > > > Try: > > <http://kan.org/6100/ > > in general -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
