[G4] VGA Monitor on a Mac G3

[Johns Maillist]

On May 28, 2005, at 12:16 AM, Ron Michael wrote:

> I recently tried to hook up a Compag 140 VGA monitor to my Mac G3  
> 266 Desktop w/ OS 9.2.2. The Compaq worked fine on my PC. It's  
> hooked to the Mac VGA adapter I used previously on the Mac G3. When  
> I "startup" it blinks for a second or two then goes blank. Anyone  
> have a clue as to what might be wrong? This happens on normal  
> startup. I tried to boot from my System 9.0 disk and the same thing  
> happens.

Check the dip switches, they are usually the problem. They vary from  
card to card and or monitor to monitor

John