[rescue] SGI Video - PC Monitor

[Big Endian]

>Okay, when all else fails, I come to this list since the folks here 
>seem to know something about everything.  So, here we go.
>
>I'm trying to get video on a SGI Indigo 2 working.  We've got a 
>great connector and I'm sure it's putting out some sort of signal, 
>but I need to figure out how to hook this up to a monitor.  I'd 
>*like* to be able to hook it to a SVGA monitor, but I've been told 
>by a local 'expert' at RE-PC in Tukwila, WA , that it's impossible 
>to hook an SGI up to anything other than an SGI monitor.  Hmph. 
>Somehow I don't really believe that.  I'm sure I can hook it up to a 
>Sony or some other monitor, perhaps even to a proper SVGA monitor. 
>Is this possible?  Do I just need a 13W3-HD15 converter?  If so, is 
>there a particular one that it likes more than others?

You need to make sure that the sync signal gets there.  Indigo2s Sync 
On Green.  You also need to make sure it supports 1280x1024x60hz

>
>I'd love to be able to put the Indigo 2 on a KVM switch with the 
>other PC's to save desk space on monitors.

would be nice.

>
>Suggestions?  Am I doomed to find a used SGI monitor?

depends on the monitor.  I've done some creative cabling and managed 
to connect a Princeton Graphics 18" TFT to one.  But I know the 
princeton supported SOG and also 1280x1024x60hz.

daniel
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