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[dmurray14]

Hey guys,

I have a G4 Quicksilver laying around. The graphics card seems to have an ADC port and a DVI port. I also have an old DVI monitor laying around. Plugged it into the DVI port on the mac but I get nothing. Seems to work fine on newer DVI monitors. Any idea what this might be? Any way to make it work?

Thanks,
Dan

 

[dmurray14]

Anyone?

 

[FF_productions]

What kind of monitor is it?

Brand/Size?

 

[dmurray14]

What kind of monitor is it?

Brand/Size?

It's a gateway 15" lcd. Just wondering if it has some kind of odd DVI or something?

 

[FF_productions]

Do you know if this monitor actually works?

 

[dmurray14]

Do you know if this monitor actually works?

Yeah, it works fine on any other PC!

 

[FF_productions]

Hmm.

I guess that monitor doesn't like your G4.

Did you tighten it when you plugged it in?

I'm clueless at this point

 

[nplima]

hi


there's several kinds of DVI connectors for different computers/monitors. The connectors I saw on a Powermac G4 and my MacMini are for the analog variety of DVI (DVI-I). If the display expects a DVI-D signal then it won't work.

wikipedia link with schematics for different DVI types: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface