24.8 tri sync monitor on a pc

[boranes]

hello yall!

im having a bit of problem getting my makvision monitor displaying on my pc. im getting a clicking sound and the screen is flickering. im worried that its a resolution situation im using a ATI x5870 and the setting are 640X480 32bit highcolor. maybe this is my problem? i tried a couple of different settings but still no go. is there something that needs to be set on the monitor it self? any help would be greatly appreciated!

sorry i also meant to say is it display well in the bios of the pc. but just when in windows its start clicking so it leads me to believe it is a resolution problem. sorry for a noob question this is my first arcade monitor. what is the proper setting for this in windows? to display i ont want to keeps trying different settings then end up damaging the monitor

[boranes]

ok i figuerd out that it was the ueif bios on my asus motherboard it keep throwing of the monitor since its set at a higher res trying to find a work around this. and also the windows 7 start up screen throws it off as well. i was able to just wait until it was fully booted in widows then connected the monitor run flawlessly. any body have any suggestions for ether one of the problems? window or the bios? is there a way to force windows to boot in 640X480?

[twistedsymphony]

The J-PAC adapter supposedly disconnects the sync signal for resolutions outside of an arcade monitor's range but your monitor will still show garbage during that time. I have one and I still turn on the PC first and give it a minute to load before turning on the monitor.

AFAIK software solutions can't do anything until windows has finished loading...

I'd be very happy if someone proved me wrong on that point though.

[rCadeGaming]

Nope, you're correct.  One workaround is to connect the monitor's power to a computer controlled relay, then have something in your Windows setup to turns on the monitor automatically when Windows loads, and off when you shut down.

[twistedsymphony]

Nope, you're correct.  One workaround is to connect the monitor's power to a computer controlled relay, then have something in your Windows setup to turns on the monitor automatically when Windows loads, and off when you shut down.

HMMM... that gives me an idea...

the JPAC adapter has an LED that illuminates when it gets an acceptable sync signal... I could wire a relay in line with the power adapter on the monitor and set it up to trigger from the LED on the JPAC...

[rCadeGaming]

Ah, very clever.