kellogg@skipper.dfrf.nasa.gov (Gary-No relation to Tony the Tiger-Kellogg) (03/30/90)
I have a Gateway 2000 system with the following: Micronics 386-25Mhz cache Phoenix bios ATI VGA Wonder board (512K) NEC 3D Monitor My computer and monitor are connected to a surge suppressor. Each plug on the surge suppressor is switchable, plus there is a master switch. My computer and monitor are in the "on" position and I use the surge suppressor as the power switch. When I use the master switch to turn on my system the video consistently comes up in EGA mode. Only when I cycle power will it then come up in VGA mode. When I individually turn on my computer followed by my monitor the video consistently comes up in VGA mode. Has anyone else experienced this kind of problem?, Is this normal operation? Any advice will be appreciated! Gary Kellogg kellogg@Skipper.DFRF.NASA.Gov
jdudeck@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (John R. Dudeck) (03/30/90)
In article <466@skipper.dfrf.nasa.gov> kellogg@skipper.dfrf.nasa.gov (Tony the Tiger) writes: > ATI VGA Wonder board (512K) > NEC 3D Monitor >When I use the master switch to turn on my system the video >consistently comes up in EGA mode. >When I individually turn on my computer followed by my >monitor the video consistently comes up in VGA mode. >Has anyone else experienced this kind of problem?, Is this >normal operation? The ATI VGA Wonder card has automatic monitor sensing, and the instructions say that the monitor MUST be turned on first (i.e. at the same time or before) in order for the card to properly sense the monitor. In your case, the card is sensing an "EGA" monitor when the monitor is on first. What this tells me is that the monitor is giving the wrong info to the ATI card. I don't have a 3D (mine is an original Multisync...), so I can't check, but you should check your manuals, or else try experimenting with any settings on the monitor. Another possibility is that either the monitor cable is miswired or some pin(s) aren't making contact. -- John Dudeck "You want to read the code closely..." jdudeck@Polyslo.CalPoly.Edu -- C. Staley, in OS course, teaching ESL: 62013975 Tel: 805-545-9549 Tanenbaum's MINIX operating system.