Radeon 9800XT DVI

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:19:10 +0100, ATIuser
<atiuser.DeleteThis@privacy.invalid.com> wrote:

>
>On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:11:51 +0100 'Craig Coope'
>wrote this on alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati:
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>>On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:31:12 -0400, "Dave Melvin"
>><dmelvin.DeleteThis@takemeout.insight.rr.com> wrote:
>>
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>>>Probably not what you want to hear, but I had a 9800XT hooked to my
>>>SyncMaster 226bw via DVI and it worked fine. It was just plug and play.
>>>Never had any issues.
>>>
>>>dam
>>
>>I just found this on the ATi website, so for now I will sit tight and
>>not worry too much that something is broken....
>>
>>"Knowledge Base
>>AMD Customer Care Site Map > Radeon Support - PC >
>>737-26586: Radeon™ Series - No Display With Some TFT Monitors Through
>>DVI Connection in Windows
>>
>> The information in this article applies to the following
>>configuration(s):
>>
>> * Catalyst Display Driver 7.2 and higher
>> * Radeon™ X1950 series
>> * Radeon™ X1900 series
>> * Radeon™ X1800 series
>> * Radeon™ X1650 series
>> * Radeon™ X1600 series
>> * Radeon™ X1550 series
>> * Radeon™ X1300 series
>> * Radeon™ X1050 series
>> * Radeon™ X850 series
>> * Radeon™ X800 series
>> * Radeon™ X700 series
>> * Radeon™ X600 series
>> * Radeon™ X550 series
>> * Radeon™ X300 series
>> * Radeon™ 9800 series
>> * Radeon™ 9700 series
>> * Radeon™ 9650 series
>> * Radeon™ 9600 series
>> * Radeon™ 9550 series
>> * Radeon™ 9500 series
>> * Various TFT monitors
>> * Windows Vista 32bit Edition
>> * Windows XP Professional
>> * Windows XP Home Edition
>>
>> Symptoms:
>> After the installation of Catalyst display drivers there is no
>>display available in WINDOWS when some TFT monitors are digitally
>>connected to DVI port of a Radeon product.
>>
>> Other graphic cards or TFT monitors may be affected.
>>
>> Cause:
>> Not known.
>>
>> Solution:
>> Currently there is no solution.
>>
>> ATI Engineering has been advised of this issue and is
>>investigating. Any updates will be published when they become
>>available."
>
>That looks like the problem. When was that article dated?
>
>As you can see some other folks incl myself have not had a problem
>so it looks like an incompatibility between the ATI card and some
>TFT monitors.

The bad thing is the atricle was dated in June so now I don't hold
much hope...Esp if someone was supposed to be working on a fix...

Maybe it depends on who made your ati...

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The Zero ST

Does that video card and monitor have both analog and digital connections??
Try hooking both up at the same time..........then under the ATI control
center see which one is set to primary display...chances are its the Analog.
Switch them around so that the Digital is Primary and analog is
secondary...then restart.

Once upon a time with a 9500 Pro I needed to do this for the same problem.
peter
"Craig Coope" <coope1999 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:29:17 +0100, "Brian Gregory [UK]"
> <ng RemoveThis @bgdsv.co.uk> wrote:
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>>"Craig Coope" <coope1999 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:achqg3tq30utftrbb5ft2situ0fourm9tl@4ax.com...
>>> It isn't working...the cables says "DVI Digital" so I assume that is
>>> DVI - D...i was hoping that I just had to tick a checkbox on the
>>> control panel for my 9800XT to activate digital-out but I can't find a
>>> setting....
>>>
>>> Hmmmm....Yes I do have the digital driver installed for my monitor but
>>> to be honest the monitor acts the same nomatter what driver I chuck at
>>> Windows!
>>
>>I assume you are switching the monitor into digital input mode?
>
> Yep....it just switches back to analogue as it can't find a digital...
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> The Zero ST