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External Monitor on MBP1,1 with Vista

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No1nfoProvided

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I have a problem where my external monitor can't be detected when plugged into my MBP1,1 (ATI Mobility X1600). I'm running Vista SP2 with full updates for it and 10.6.4. My monitor (Hanns-G HG281D) is connected to my MBP by VGA cable and through a DVI to VGA adapter (OEM). I tried a search, but I couldn't find anything. Feel free to link me if you do please (and sorry I didn't search hard enough).

Edit: The monitor is detected and everything; it's just that there it indicates there is no signal input, and I have tried extending the desktop, mirror mode, and disabling my MBP display to no avail
 
balamw said:
Not necessarily. For the mini-DVI to VGA adapter there was a pin that needed to be removed from the VGA connector to make it work under Windows.

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Hmm. I think I'll try the DVI to HDMI cable and see if things are square. Would removing a pin on the VGA connector have any adverse effects on anything else? o_O I'll try to google the problem for more info, but if you have a link or something, it would be greatly helpful. Thanks for all the help/info balamw.

EDIT: Tried it with a DVI to HDMI cable and IT WORKS! WOW. Lemme look up more info about the VGA connector and see if I could get that to work. My PS3 is taking up the lone HDMI slot on my monitor right now.

EDIT 2: http://nookkin.com/content/allowing-any-screen-resolution-on-vista.php
Is PIN#12 the one I should be removing? According to that article, it is. It even has a response from a Mac user too.
 
No1nfoProvided said:
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EDIT 2: http://nookkin.com/content/allowing-any-screen-resolution-on-vista.php
Is PIN#12 the one I should be removing? According to that article, it is. It even has a response from a Mac user too.
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This is what I was remembering, and it doesn't look like pin 12. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/233767/

Personally I would try to find a single cable that does what I need from the fine folks at monoprice. e.g. http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10209&cs_id=1020905&p_id=5910&seq=1&format=2 and mangle that if need be.

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balamw said:
This is what I was remembering, and it doesn't look like pin 12. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/233767/

Personally I would try to find a single cable that does what I need from the fine folks at monoprice. e.g. http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10209&cs_id=1020905&p_id=5910&seq=1&format=2 and mangle that if need be.

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Yeah, thanks a lot for your help balamw. I think I decided on an HDMI switcher because it isn't really feasible for me to keep swapping cables whenever I have to swap OS's. I'll just wait for one to go on sale and just live with swapping the HDMI out whenever I want to play my PS3.
 
No1nfoProvided said:
Yeah, thanks a lot for your help balamw. I think I decided on an HDMI switcher because it isn't really feasible for me to keep swapping cables whenever I have to swap OS's. I'll just wait for one to go on sale and just live with swapping the HDMI out whenever I want to play my PS3.
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Monoprice has lots of those cheap and good too.

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