#EGS Spectrum help needed
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HELP, I have tried two different EGS Spectrums in a 4000 and neither would work
(could be pilot error, hence the message). When I install the card and power
up the machine, with the pass-thru cable in use, I get a very unstable white
box on the display about 2/3 the size of the 14" monitor that I am using. (A
NEC 4FG).
Anyone got any ideas???
If I continue and install the s/w, nothing works either.
The rest of my configuration Old 4000 (Dec. 92) (upgraded mother
board e.g. Buster -11) Old processor card (v3.0, with Commodore mod
ro Zorro III ram cards) Z3 Fastlane with 4MB on it GVP IOExtender
v1.8 s/w 16MB on the mother board with 2MB chip that about does it
Take and look and comment if you can help1
Alan,
I'm a bit confused by your description. When your EGS spectrum is
installed, it shouldn't be dispalying anything but its initial boot
screen which shouldn't be displayed for more than 10 seconds. When
you run the configuration programs, have you tested different screen
modes successfully? What EGS programs have you tried? Have you
disabled PD software that runs in the background on startup of your
machine (you MIGHT have some problem with other programs interacting
with EGS' software)? I assume that you have set your monitor to
NEC.monitor (Gary will probably be able to check whether the generic
NEC monitor works with your 4FG. Are there any monitor controls that
can spread out your EGS screen? You MIGHT need to tweak the monitor
spec settings, but low screen depths SHOULD be do-able. The more
details you post, the better.
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Actually, I found out from GVP that NEC uses some special pin combination on
their monitors. So, that means that I need an adapter to use the NEC with the
Spectrum. I guess they support VGA and Radius monitors and anything that isn't
needs an adapter to be used. I think this is the same adapter that a MAC needs
to use an NEC.
So off to the store to find one, only wish they would have included some notice
in the box, or manual or readme file (haven't even found one of those yet)…It
would have saved them a tech support call and me a bunch of frustration.
Alan
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Alan,
Oh well… hope that the adaptor works okay! I'd be interested to
"hear" how things work out for you and your Spectrum board!
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