Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!sgi!shinobu!odin!prophet!gints
From: gints@prophet.sgi.com (Gints Klimanis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: Mono Monitor Problems
Message-ID: <1991Mar10.223218.26260@odin.corp.sgi.com>
Date: 10 Mar 91 22:32:18 GMT
Sender: news@odin.corp.sgi.com (Net News)
Reply-To: gints@prophet.sgi.com (Gints Klimanis)
Organization: Silicon Graphics Inc.
Lines: 14

Hi !!

A little more info would help: have you tried any other mono or color
monitors? 

From your brief description, it sound like your video shifter chip went
bezerk.  A very simple attempt at a fix would be to carefully pop out
the shifter chip and reseat it.  I have seen many a device come to life
after this simple procedure.  Reseating a chip merely scrapes off some
oxidation form its pins.  If you need help locating and removing the
video shifter chip, post another message.

If a reseat doesn't do it, fret not.  A video shifter chip can be
purchased for about $40 from somewhere.