"Doug McIntyre" <merlyn@visi.com> wrote in message
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> msargent100@hotmail.com (Mike) writes:
> >I am trying to get an OLD 630MP up and running but my first attempt
> >gives me a blank screen.
>
> >I used a Sun-VGA adapter to try to plug the output of the Sun GX SBus
> >adapter to my regular PC monitor. But no luck. No output. Just a blank
> >screen.
>
> It can, but VGA monitors have such a wide range of specs. The output
> of the GX card will be something like 1152x900 at 66Hz or higher.
>
> If you have an older 14" VGA monitor or even some older 17", this is
> probably too high of a scan rate for it. I had an older Sony 17"
> monitor that couldn't handle 1152x900 at 66Hz. The higher end Sony in
> this line could do it, but it was also much more expensive (at the time).
>
> So, its important to check on what your monitor can handle. Most newer
> 15" and up models certainly should be able to handle it, but older
> ones are going to be questionable.

I would think that 15" would be unlikely. I have a 17" NEC on my
sparcstation 10.
However as some one says elsewhere you may need to adjust the settings for
type.
On the SparcStation 10 you can set the res in the OpenBoot params. Might be
worth trying a terminal emulator.


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> Doug McIntyre merlyn@visi.com
> Network Engineer/Jack of All Trades
> Vector Internet Services, Inc.