Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not just the cable.....do you have an adapter at either end of the suspect cable? On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 8:23 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Gerry, > Are your video drivers up to date? > > Richard's suggestion is a sound one - in a computer system, the weak > link with external devices tends to be the cable - mainly because they > are cheaply made pieces of fluff! 95% of problems with external > devices can be sorted out by changing the cable. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 3:35 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> > wrote: > > Ric > > > > Thanks for your input. A new HDMI cable would not explain why the new > replacement screen would not work with the new computer when connected via > the DVI slot. > > > > Gerry > > > >> On 16 Jan 2016, at 22:01, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: > >> > >> i?d sure try a new hdmi cable > >> > >> ric > >> > >>> On Jan 16, 2016, at 4:41 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> As some of you know I have had problems with mu Mac Mini computer. I > now need somebody who knows something to advise me. The history is as > follows: > >>> > >>> I have a Mac Mini which was purchased from Apple and was upgraded from > 4 to 8gb of Ram by them. The original purchase was about 15 months ago. > This was connected to an Iiyama 27? monitor via the HDMI port. The monitor > was purchased in May 2015. > >>> > >>> About 3 weeks ago the computer froze and I had a white screen with > thousands of coloured pixels over it. All aspects of the computer were > checked out at the Apple store with no fault found, but for safety they > re-installed to operating system but on return home the fault persisted so > the next day I returned to the store and they again checked the computer > thoroughly and again no fault was diagnosed. Meanwhile I had connected the > laptop to the screen via the DVI port and all was working fine (the laptop > has no HDMI slot). This tended to suggest that it was the HDMI port on the > screen that was faulty. > >>> > >>> I contacted Iiyama who sent another screen down, and this was > installed on Tuesday of this week. Today the problem returned, this time > the screen being black (with a faint glow) with a broad black band down the > centre of it. > >>> > >>> I returned to the Apple store who uttered something about a fault on > the video output side as being a possibility, and replaced the machine with > a brand new one. The new machine already has 8gb RAM in it and a much > larger hard disk because it is a newer model. They also refunded my > original upgrade costs of ?240 ($340) which is great. On installing the new > machine and connecting it to the screen my problem persists. > >>> > >>> MY QUESTION IS is it possible that a problem with the first machine > has damaged both screens if a component was faulty. To me it seems unlikely > that the new Iiyama screen would fail after only 5 days use, but anything > is possible. BTW the new computer is working fine at the moment with an old > Acer screen. > >>> > >>> Your thoughts on the subject would be appreciated. > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> Gerry > >>> > >>> Gerry Walden LRPS > >>> www.gwpics.com > >>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > >>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >