Older VGA monitors (IBM, 94,95 models), will they work on XP?

[TomBilliodeaux]

I have several older monitors from various manufacturers (IBM, K..)

All have typical pin out that fit into a normal monitor outlet on a P2/P3 mobo.

When I try to bootup with any, I get a normal screen during the dos phase of boot (color, type, etc) in W98, but when w98 comes in, the screen is scrolling with lines. Looks like a Linux install before you set up your monitor.

Same thing with XP.

Are these monitors toast or is this a software problem?

 

[Viper GTS]

What you're seeing is a monitor that is attempting to display images outside it's scan range.

Lower the resolution/refresh rate.

Viper GTS

 

[TomBilliodeaux]

I have tried them at 60hz with same results. I will try with a lower color scan (i think i can set that to 16 vs 24 colors).

Any more suggestions or do you think they are fried?
Seems strange that all 5 are the same. They were jostled a bit hard in the delivery (flatbed trailer).

edit: Also, can I simply shutdown XP and unplug my exisiting KDS that was installed with XP and plug in the new monitor (older IBM vga)?
Does windows need to install a new device or something or should it do that when booting up?

 

[Viper GTS]

What resolution are you running?

Try them at 640x480x60hz, see what happens.

If everything up until Windows displays properly the problem has to be with the resolution or refresh rate.

Does the Windows splash screen display properly?

Viper GTS

 

[SonicTron]

If you can boot into Safe Mode, then its a resolution or refresh rate problemo

I have an old Packard Crapbell 14" monitor that can do 1024x768
The back says manufactured Setpember 1994

It works great, and words are still readable even at the highest res

 

[rbaibich]

I had the same problem with an old monitor I had (may it rest in peace). It couldn't achieve certain resolution with certains color depths. For example, it could only do 1024x768 at 32bits and not 16bits. In 800x600 it was the inverse of that. Try setting your resolution to 640x480, 16 colors from safe mode, then try higher resolution w/ higher color depths, one by one...

Btw, aren't there any drivers available for your monitors? They should describe it well so you wouldn't be running into this problem.

 

[mindiris]

One thing comes to mind:

After reinstalling the drivers (after booting to save mode and nuking the video drivers), and it still doesn't work, make sure your monitor settings desdcribe your monitor. If not, get some monitor INF files.

 

[Colt45]

yeah my 1989 hp and 1993 no-name monitors can both only do 640x480@60
(one can do @85 i think..)

 

[Sparty]

I have an old IBM 6325-001 made Nov. '93 that would only work correctly if I used IT'S driver out of the list, but it WAS listed in the W98 monitor list. If you can't find the monitor in the monitor list, try the other IBM monitors listed while in safe mode and reboot.

good luck.

 

[jamarno]

It's not the number of colors that matters but the scan rates, and some older monitors can do 1024x768 at 60 Hz but not at 70 Hz or above. Almost any monitor made in the past 10 years can also display 800x600 @ 60 Hz, even the original NEC Multisync that was introduced around 1985.