jonathan
Active member
I am attempting to get my Power Mac 6100/60 to run on an LCD monitor, specifically an NEC MultiSync LCD1550V.
From the Mac I have:
HDI-45 to DB-15 "pigtail" adapter; to
Sony DA15 to VGA DE15 "Macintosh Adapter", which has a switch that alternates between 1) 21" MULTI mode or 2) VGA/G3 mode (for 1600x1200 resolution); to
DE15 VGA (15-pin mini D-SUB) cable to the monitor.
The NEC LCD monitor supports the following resolutions:
720 x 400*1 :VGA text
640 x 480*1 at 60 Hz to 75 Hz
800 x 600*1 at 56 Hz to 75 Hz
832 x 624*1 at 75 Hz
1024 x 768 at 60 Hz to 75 Hz
Now, the 6100's DRAM video supports a maximum resolution of 832x624@8 bits (256 colors), or 640x480@16 bits (Thousands of colors).
SO, shouldn't the LCD monitor take the 6100 at these supported resolutions?
Maybe I have a problem with the Sony Macintosh Adapter (i've tried both "modes" available with the sliding switch with no luck).
I've seen that there are also "Mac PNP" adapters with 8 DIP switches ... maybe these work better to "tell" the monitor what's up?
From the Mac I have:
HDI-45 to DB-15 "pigtail" adapter; to
Sony DA15 to VGA DE15 "Macintosh Adapter", which has a switch that alternates between 1) 21" MULTI mode or 2) VGA/G3 mode (for 1600x1200 resolution); to
DE15 VGA (15-pin mini D-SUB) cable to the monitor.
The NEC LCD monitor supports the following resolutions:
720 x 400*1 :VGA text
640 x 480*1 at 60 Hz to 75 Hz
800 x 600*1 at 56 Hz to 75 Hz
832 x 624*1 at 75 Hz
1024 x 768 at 60 Hz to 75 Hz
Now, the 6100's DRAM video supports a maximum resolution of 832x624@8 bits (256 colors), or 640x480@16 bits (Thousands of colors).
SO, shouldn't the LCD monitor take the 6100 at these supported resolutions?
Maybe I have a problem with the Sony Macintosh Adapter (i've tried both "modes" available with the sliding switch with no luck).
I've seen that there are also "Mac PNP" adapters with 8 DIP switches ... maybe these work better to "tell" the monitor what's up?