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Subject: -24- Can I use my SGI monitor on my PC?
Date: 04 Jun 1997 00:00:01 EST
Rick McLeod <mcleod@esprit.esd.sgi.com> writes: This depends on the
SGI monitor. PCs want multifrequency/ multiscanning/multisyncing
monitors. Earlier SGI platforms supplied fixed frequency or dual
scan mode monitors. These will not work on PCs. Some current SGI
machines (Indy, Indigo2, Onyx) ship with multiscan monitors. These
will most likely work with a PC, but make sure that the monitor gets
the proper sync signal.
Clinton Keith <clint@art.ray.com> adds his implementation details:
The GDM-17E11 works on my PC with a Diamond Speedstar 24x. I used a
VGA connector that brought out the RGB V and H sync lines from the
24X into BNC connectors (commonly avaliable at a local computer
store). I connected the V sync H sync and Green lines together and
connected this line and the Red and Blue lines to a BNC-to-DB13W3
connector (bought a workstation supply vendor) which went to the
monitor.
I then set up the 24X to provide -/- sync voltages and selected the
highest vertical and horizontal scan rates I available.
Unfortunately, the monitor refused to display 640x480 (pride?) but
did well at 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x1024. There was a slight
greenish tint to the black areas of the screen. It seems as though
connecting the sync lines to the Green may have added a DC bias, but
the effect is minor.
Companies which make graphics cards which drive SGI monitors (both
fixed- and multi-frequency) on PCs include:
PCG 800-255-9893 or 310-260-4747
Ask for Ben at extension 747
photon@earthlink.net
http://www.photonweb.com/
Mirage 800-228-3349 or 310-301-4545
http://www.mirage-mmc.com
Software Integrators 800-547-2349
http://www.si87.com/
The monitor that SGI ships with the O2 has an HD-15 Super VGA-type
connector on it and can be connected to most SVGA boards.
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