On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Jan 30, 2012, at 1:02 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi - I have an LCii, condition unknown except that I know the power
> > supply is dead. I put together a power supply and now the LCii turns
> > on, but does not make any chimes and does not appear to be producing
> > any video, although the monitor (17" VGA) shows a green LED to
> > indicate that it is receiving some kind of signal. Nothing appears on
> > the screen. Monitor is connected through a Mac-to-VGA conversion
> > cable. I am using a new 3.6V CMOS battery. Any ideas?
> >
>
> Have you used this monitor with an older Mac before?  Older Macs generate
> sync-on-green video. SOME VGA monitors can work with  sync-on-green but
> most can't. So if you haven't used this monitor with sync-on-green
> previously I would guess that it doesn't handle sync-on-green.
>
> There isn't much you can do other than to find another monitor, one that
> does support sync-on-green.
>

Ah, that may be the issue then! No, I haven't used this monitor with a Mac
previously. I have an Apple 14" RGB, will try that as soon as I locate a
cable for it, hopefully this afternoon.  Thanks!


>
> Sent from an iPhone, but is it mine?
>
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