devilotX Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 I've got an older Imac (Grape Imac DV) its got a VGA out on the back, Its running Panther. I've hooked the VGA port up to a KVM switch (just the video) so I could work on it with the comfort of my Samsung monitor.. however I cannot get it to work Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairon Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 I wish I knew, my 17" iMac has some special port I bought an Apple adapter for (to connect a VGA monitor to the port) and I connected it and it doesn't work. I think you need a firmware hack or something :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjmUK Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Is there a button you need to press. A friend of mine brought his XP-Laptop into uni so we could watch a DVD clip through the projector. So, 1.) Connected VGA port to projector; 2.) It didn't work, so we went through all the settings and it detected the projector...but nothing. Solution, 1.) Connected VGA port to projector; 2.) Pressed F4 once he logged into XP, it all worked because F4 was assigned to switch between LCD & VGA. Check your manual or press the Function Keys and see if that helps. I don't have an iMac yet but there has got to be a simple way considering it comes with a VGA port, it's best to have a glance through the manual at the Display settings/options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 My PowerBook has no trouble viewing on a second display where it'd be S-Video, VGA, DVI, etc. It all worked, and I could either mirror or treat it as a second display. I don't know what's going on with yours though. Maybe iMacs just have that problem. :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macman87 Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 just a question, using the vga out, can i have larger resolutions on a bigger monitor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilotX Posted November 30, 2003 Author Share Posted November 30, 2003 If VGA out worked for me I would be happy to test it, however I still cannot get VGA out working!!!! Gah... this is horrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjmUK Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 just a question, using the vga out, can i have larger resolutions on a bigger monitor? As with all computers, as long as the graphics card can handle the higher refresh rates then yes. It's all dependant on graphics card max. resolution & monitor max. resolution. Check what graphics card/chipset you're using and visit the website (Nvidia or ATi most likely) and find out from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilotX Posted December 6, 2003 Author Share Posted December 6, 2003 Ah bloody hell... it seems to work if its straight to a monitor but not throug the KVM. That sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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