I don't have direct experience of this but isn't the controls for these handled through the usb connection? Have you tried calibrating it through the display setting menu? I think the other cable you mention is to run the display from a non-ADC video card. Somebody may buy that off you if you are not using it. Try the LEM swap list. John --- Peter Webster <petermwebster at gmail.com> wrote: > Amazing List Deities: > > I have a G4 500MHz Sawtooth, OS 10.3.9, 1 gig of > SDRAM, AirPort Card, > external Firewire LaCie 120 GB HD and Maxtor Mini > USB 160 GB HD and an > Apple 17" Studio (the flat one) monitor. > > Sawtooth and Monitor were rescued from being thrown > out (!) > > They are resurrected and working great, but I have a > question > regarding the monitor: > > The monitor is attached directly to the CPU. using > the cable that came > with the monitor. (There is another, separate, more > complicated cable > with a brick and USB and other attachments that I > never use.) > > When the units power up, the monitor comes on very > bright, then > settles to a less luminous display. > > Adjusting the brightness does nothing, it shows as > being at maximum. > > Why the shift? It would be nice to have the brighter > screen, and any > advice would be welcomed. > > Thank you in advance for sharing your collective > wisdoms. > _______________________________________________ > G4 mailing list > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs