Hello All,
I am having trouble with a very recently purchased ArcadgeVGA 5000 card. I am trying to use it with a brand new Billabs CRT BL25c90t multisync monitor. Without going into undo detail yet, I am humbly and graciously asking for advice or help or (scientific wild-ass guesses) at this point.
In short, the problem seems to be hardware, not software related, as it exists immediately upon powerup. In short, if the Billabs monitor is connected to the arcadeVGA card via any video port, my computer BIOS halts and I get a BIOS video error immediately at power up and blank monitor(s). If I wait and boot up and I connect the billabs monitor to the arcadeVGA in windows, It causes a blank screen, which is immediately remedied by simply unplugging the Billabs. With my limited knowledge of electronics, it almost seems as if a short exists in the monitor itself...? BUT, as the Billabs is a multisync capable of 31khz I can connect it to my old embedded motherboard video, and the computer boots properly, with no errors. The monitor displays, and seems to be working just fine. I even tried the Billabs on another computer, and it also displayed fine.
Does anyone have any experience with this issue, combining the arcadeVGA with this particular monitor, as it seems I may not be the only one?
Thanks in advance, Matt.