Apple Cinema 23" Display

[MajorMullet]

Hi all, I just bought a new 23" Apple Cinema Display over the weekend. The thing is amazing, but I have one problem with it. When I boot the computer it doesn't display anything... I get nothing until Windows has completely loaded, then it works beautifully. I've done some Googling but I haven't been able to turn up anything. I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with the problem and might be able to point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.

BTW, I have the display hooked up to a 6800GT

 

[DrRios]

Apple Cinema should work with the 6800 GT and Ultra.

But it will not work if the system is SLI

I have the same trouble, I was using an Apple Cinema 23 with my old computer but then bought a SLI and it was a mistake since SLI is not pure digital.

If you are using one card (no SLI), try to turn on with another monitor, then go to advance setting (Nview Video Stings - Nvidia driver) and change to CMT or CRT. Turn off connect to APple Cinema DVI and should work.

If you find a way to make it work with SLI let me know...

 

[number9]

does that mean that apple cinema displays will not function at all (windows and bios) if you have SLi?


or it just wont display bios/post stuff (but windows works OK)

 

[DrRios]

I can can only work an apple cinema 23"

in 1920 resolution,

but it will not downgrade resolution to play games (the screen becomes garbaje).

I have to load the SLI with a CRT monitor and then set the resolution to 1920 and then connect to the apple cinema and wil will do windows, internest , email but no games or anything that change the screen resolution.

I return both 6800 GT to Velocity Micro and exchange it for a 6800 Ultra and are using that until NVIDIA ($#%$@%#@$) decide to perfect the drivers so SLI will work in plasma DVI and HDTV monitor, what is the purpoose of having a SLI system if you can not use HDTV monitors... !!!

 

[Boze]

Originally posted by: DrRios
what is the purpoose of having a SLI system if you can not use HDTV monitors... !!!

The purpose of SLI is to provide power users the maximum possible performance right now regardless of cost; nowhere in the technology white papers does Nvidia specify they are targeting the HDTV-as-a-monitor users.

 

[DrRios]

EXACTLY MY POINT..

The powe rusera re those that want to play a game at 1200x1024 resolution, not the ones with a CRT monitor.

I am trying now a APPLE G5 because of this, and I have 20 computer in my small business all with NVIDIA cards, but this has make me reconsider seriously my choices...

 

[john333]

It may not actually be the display - are you sure that your PC outputs the bootup screen over DVI? I have one that doesn't show up on my HP2335 (same panel as the apple 23"), and so see nothing on it until windows is booted, whereas another of my systems works fine.

 

[R3MF]

Originally posted by: Boze

Originally posted by: DrRios
what is the purpoose of having a SLI system if you can not use HDTV monitors... !!!

The purpose of SLI is to provide power users the maximum possible performance right now regardless of cost; nowhere in the technology white papers does Nvidia specify they are targeting the HDTV-as-a-monitor users.

running a HDTV screen is >the< best justification for an SLI rig, bar none.

 

[Yenb0y]

I have a 23" apple display. I have the same exact problem. It is so lame.

In regards to SLI and the 23" display. I found the problem and solution. The Geforce 6800 cards do not have an external TMDS chip. This is why you cannot do SLI at the higher resolutions.

The solution is to get the Quadro cards that have the external TMDS chip. I put 2 Quadro 3400's in my system and now it works.

 

[Lorn]

That's just how it is, Major. They're designed for Apple computers anyways.

 

[DrRios]

to expensive
specialy with 512 mb comming out

 

[DrRios]

Nvidia has a new driver 71.89
placed in the web 2 -5 days ago

Is the first driver that will allow to turn "off" SLI in a ASUS Deluxe from the driver and back "on" with no difficulty and no lock.

this will allow Apple Cinema used to turn SLI "off" so they can play games in a lower resolution than native.

SLI work fine in native 1900x1200 resolution but most games do not go to this resolution.

Nvidia in the Release Notes for this driver for the first time admits there is an issue with Apple Cinema monitors and SLI and recommends to use NVIDIA 6800 Ultra with 512 MB ( and pass on SLI) for now...

http://download.nvidia.com/Windows/71.89/71.89_ForceWare_Release_Notes.pdf

RELEASE NOTES FROM NVIDIA FOR DRIVER 71.89

page 12...