Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 14:56:52 -0500 From: Walter <walterk1@earthlink.net> To: Doug Reynolds <mav@wastegate.net> Cc: Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: monochrome monitor Message-ID: <3E4BF884.7040704@earthlink.net> References: <20030212221417.4971348463@wastegate.net>
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Doug Reynolds wrote: > On Fri, 07 Feb 2003 20:05:46 -0500, Walter wrote: > >>I have no manual for this (used) Acer Pentium 120. >>The Acer web site does not appear to have schematics >>or other MB information (that I could find). And >>looking at the MB I see nothing that leads me (a >>non-tech) to think there's a VGA/MGA selector. >>Anything particular writing or abbreviations I >>might look for? (Good thought.) > > sometimes they say "vid" "video" "vga/mono" "color/mono" > > but since it is a "brand name" that has been mass produced (ie designed > to log into AOL and play solitare), it probably doesn't have one, or it > is labeled something obscure like "JP34" or something like that. :( Nothing like that I saw on the Acer.. BUT! I also have an (old) HP 486, and on its MB there's a VGADIS set of pins. So moving the jumper over allowed the monochrome monitor to work (disabled the VGA)! THANKS!! Walter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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