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swamprat96:
yes it could be drivers - but I suspect there is something else as the machine will not boot with the CRT plugged in.
BigDaddyE:
I took a day off today, I am so fed up with this monitor and card!

I can tell you that I used the program and blew away the drivers and installed the ATI drivers, so that's not the issue.

I will check the ground tomorrow, I can't say for sure the monitor is propperly grounded.

I did unplug the monitor and quickly plug it back in to see the first screens, it comes up on the monitor, however, it needs to be adjusted to see the pictures, but I don't have enough time to do that. So I see a bunch of black and white horizontal lines, different from when the colors kick in. I will try your tricks tomorrow and let everyone know.

Thanks for the help, this gives me a little hope, I'm kinda running low!

Eric
swamprat96:

--- Quote ---I can tell you that I used the program and blew away the drivers and installed the ATI drivers, so that's not the issue
--- End quote ---

I hope you mean you installed the arcadeVGA drivers- not standard ATI?

Regarding the ground- I was refering to standard Jamma video wiring- but the logic still aplies. The monitor feed will have its own ground- and this should be the same ground as the powersupply. Find the ground lead for the video in and check it for continuity against your power supply ground. I think they should be common AFAIK

Hang in there - this stuff can be a pain but the end result worth it. I've done both PC screens and now arcade monitors - and whilst arcade monitors are harder I have to say the picture is better
cbcellman33:
If this is a cga monitor, check your sync wires on the monitor itself. I have had this issue before and i think my sync needed a ground wire...are you using positive horizontal sync?
BigDaddyE:
I've narrowed down the issue with Rick and Andy's help, although, I'm not sure what is wrong, exactly.

Rick made a new break out cable, tested it and sent it to me. I installed it and continue to have the vertical and horizontal rolling, along with the picture leaning to the left or right and small black lines about 1-2 mm apart horizontally across the screen.

So earlier in this thread I said that the CPU will not fire with the monitor connected to the VGA plug on the ARCADE card. Andy is investigating this more, here's what I found:

CPU will not fire with monitor in VGA port
Once CPU is started and the Arcade monitor is plugged in, the LCD monitor will not work (no signal)
CPU fires up just fine with teh LCD monitor in
CPU fires up when the VGA cable is connected to the card, but disconnected from the breakout cable
CPU fires up when the VGA cable is connected to the card, but disconnected from the breakout cable and the LCD is connected (LCD works)
CPU does not fire when connected to the breakout cable (I took the cable off the monitor, since we already know with everything connected I cannot get the CPU to fire

So it looks like the break out cable, however, Rick had this working just fine with an identical monitor, this cable and an Arcade card. All pins are good on the VGA cable too.

Anyone make sense of this puzzle? :timebomb:

Eric
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