Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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