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From: rmf@bpdsun1.uucp (Rob Finley)
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Subject: Re: Gateway 2000, Diamond SpeedStar, Pheonix Bios que
Message-ID: <1990Dec17.141020.13203@bpdsun1.uucp>
Date: 17 Dec 90 14:10:20 GMT
References: <4148@cui.unige.ch> <1990Dec13.223116.1615@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
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In article <1990Dec13.223116.1615@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> hd7x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Sanjay Aiyagari) writes:

  (stuff deleted)

>Have you tried turning on the monitor for a few seconds before you turn on the
>system? Perhaps the monitor has to "warm up" in order to synchronize with the
>card.
>Sanjay Aiyagari (hd7x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu)

Here is another thought:  Video-7 (Headland) developed a method of detecting
if you are using the analog (Ps-2 style) connector instead of the older
digital connector by using a pair of LM339 comparators and look for a 
monitor "load" or presence on the analog connector.  This would also tell
the board to enable the color D/A chip and tells it that the monitor can
(probably) handle VGA sync specs.

I imagine that ATI uses it also on the OEM board in my Gateway2000 at work.

I have to have the MultiSync 3D monitor powered up when turning on the machine 
before turning on the computer.
As a rule, the monitor shouldn't need to be warmed up (how is the computer
gonna know B-).  I don't have an outlet strip.   

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