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Distorted video on my new Hex Core w/5870 card

Mr. Anderson

Mr. Anderson

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So I have this nice 30" dell monitor that looks awesome when hooked up to my MacBookPro at 2650x1600 but imagine if you will it looks totally distorted and crappy on my brand new MacPro with the 5870 Video card.

Does anyone know what I need to do to fix this? Apple Tech support is done for the day, so I have to wait until tomorrow and spend some time on the phone. I'd like to avoid that if there is an option.

Screen captures look great when dragged to the 24" monitor - and 1920x1200 res on the 30" looks ok - but I didn't get the 30" not to max out the res.

Bleh,

D
 
Sounds like a driver issue. I'm hoping they tell you something better than please check out our new 27" Apple Cinema Display!
 
Damn... I just ordered a MacPro with a 5870 and I plan on using my 30inch Dell with this too... I really do hope you figure it out. I have been through hell when I purchased a new 27inch iMac. Went through 2 machines from Apple and they both had horrible displays.. Huge bright white glows in the corners.

The Dell display is awesome!
 
Dual link DVI to Dual Link DVI

I have a mini adaptor, but it only allows 1920x1200 res. I'm not happy with this and there better be a solution.

Its amazing to think that my 2 y.o. MacBookPro can run the monitor better than this new machine.

D
 
Hexacore + 5870 on a 30" Dell has been running fine for me. Can you take a screenshot? (with a camera)
 
One other possibility is that your cable is at the very limit and the Macbook Pro is finding it ok and the 5870 not so ok. How long is it? Might try to swap it out if possible.
 
Ok, so its the monitor.....

Which is even crappier - I just plugged the laptop in and it looks just as bad.

WTF could have happened? Any guesses?

D
 
First off nice to see you're back…

As for the monitor, it is possible one part of the circuitry died.

Does it looks like half the video is missing? (like interlace video with missing frames)

Also, is your monitor the 3007, 3007HC or 3008?
 
Make sure you don't have any bent or missing pins on the DVI adapter in which you are plugging in. I think I bent a pin once and have flaky video but I bent it back and it worked fine again.. But then again, that was with a VGA cable...

:(
 
sboerup said:
Hexacore + 5870 on a 30" Dell has been running fine for me.
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Its a 3008 -

sboerup, when you click on the Apple icon on the main menu bar and select about this mac, click out More Info and select the Graphics/Displays under Hardware - what do you see?

With my Dell 24" I have
DELL 2405FPW:...

For the 30" it doesn't register the brand or model, just LCD Display - I think this might be the issue, but for the life of me I can't figure out how this oculd have happened - to both the MacPro and MacBookPro.

Thanks,

D
 
Ok, this is interesting. In the Installed Software in Software Update panel -

Snow Leopard Graphics Update

This was the last update I did on my MacBookPro - I wonder....

I'm calling Apple at lunch.

D
 
3007WFP here with 5870 and perfect picture. By the way, the 5870 needs the graphic update to work maybe you should apply it again.
 
Mine is a 3007WHC connected with dual-link DVI, here is what my system says:

DELL 2007FP:
Resolution: 1200 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: 90
DELL3007WFPHC:
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected
 
Can't really say that installing the SL Graphics Update on a 2010 Mac Pro would be a good idea... because the ATI drivers that come with it are actually newer than the ones in the Update - version 1.6.20 as opposed to 1.6.18
 
Fixed - it was the effing cable - or pair of cables. I talked with the Apple guy and we rebooted, reset everything - still didn't work. And there isn't a driver update option.

So I looked more carefully at the cables - I had taken a couple home from work and saw that the Dual Link DVI cables were the ones with the 2 sets of nine pins, not the full row of pins. I dragged out a different cable with all the pins and it worked fine.

Bleh - I feel like such a noob.

Thanks for all your help here - I'm up and running and happy.

D
 
Mr. Anderson said:
Fixed - it was the effing cable - or pair of cables. I talked with the Apple guy and we rebooted, reset everything - still didn't work. And there isn't a driver update option.

So I looked more carefully at the cables - I had taken a couple home from work and saw that the Dual Link DVI cables were the ones with the 2 sets of nine pins, not the full row of pins. I dragged out a different cable with all the pins and it worked fine.

Bleh - I feel like such a noob.

Thanks for all your help here - I'm up and running and happy.

D
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And this right here is why you troubleshoot the cheapest and easiest solution when trying to diagnose a problem. :p

Glad you got it sorted!
 
Mr. Anderson said:
Fixed - it was the effing cable - or pair of cables. I talked with the Apple guy and we rebooted, reset everything - still didn't work. And there isn't a driver update option.

So I looked more carefully at the cables - I had taken a couple home from work and saw that the Dual Link DVI cables were the ones with the 2 sets of nine pins, not the full row of pins. I dragged out a different cable with all the pins and it worked fine.

Bleh - I feel like such a noob.

Thanks for all your help here - I'm up and running and happy.

D
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Yay! I win.
 
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