[SunRescue] RE: Monitors

[Keith Low]

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Hi,

    Thanks for all the information about the adapter. From the sounds of it I
think I will stick with my little PC monitor on my PCs, since I don't think the
monitor I have now will work, it is running off a bwtwo card, and is a
mono-monitor.

    Thank again for the help. Must say I have learned a lot from you guys on
this list, since I only started working on SparcStation 1+(my first Sparc)
within the past year.

Keith

Gregory Leblanc wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: earl at baugh.org [mailto:earl at baugh.org]
> > Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 11:29 AM
> > To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> > Subject: [SunRescue] RE: Monitors
> >
> >
> >
> > rescue at sunhelp.org,Internet writes:
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >    I have seen some messages about using a convertor from
> > 13W3 to HD15
> > >to use a PC monitor on a Sun. My question is will it go the other way
> > >around, and allow me to use a Sun monitor on a PC.
> > >
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >Keith
> >
> > I've actually got a configuration like this working right now,
> > but I used an adapter I obtained from Access Development Corp.
> > It works fine, but the adapters only work with particular models
> > of Sun monitor...for example, the adapter I have works on the
> > 17in and
> > 20in Sun monitors I have just fine.  There are some additional issues
> > for some models as well...for example, on the 17in use, it doesn't
> > function in "basic text" mode (i.e. I can't read the boot up text...
> > I have to wait for the PC to load xdm [it's a PC running Solaris 2.7])
> > The 20in works just fine in all modes (but I tend to leave it
> > connected
> > to the SS10..) I've got another 4 in monitor I use when I
>
> WOW!  A 4 inch monitor?  That must be REALLY small.  :)
>
> > need to work
> > on the Bios, etc.
> >
> > I can dig up the catalog later if you need info.  Another company
> > I have a catalog for here, is www.ultraspec.com (they seem to have
> > similar adapters..they actually may be the same company as I listed
> > above...it looks like the catalog has the same products...)
>
> The thing to be careful of is sending your monitor a frequency that it can't
> handle.  They can be very picky about frequencies (mine will NOT work if
> it's even 1Hz off), and you can destroy circutry etc if the monitor isn't
> smart enough to ignore signals that it can't handle.
>         Greg
>
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