From: askevej37a@gmail.com   
      
   onsdag den 29. marts 2023 kl. 13.51.40 UTC+2 skrev Louis Ohland:   
   > Can you change the monitor and cable? We do forlorn hopes here all the    
   > time...    
   >    
   > Screen artifacts? Lines? Characters?    
   >    
   > Can you give us the advanced diagnostics error code [not that it fixes    
   > anything]?    
   >    
   > "XGA-2 graphics enabled with ISO 9241-3 when coupled with compliant    
   > display and operating system"    
   >    
   > After repeated "Beatings By Helga" (TM), my memory is kaotic, but some    
   > snippets that XGA-2 prefers 95xx monitors. This does not mean 85xx    
   > monitors won't work, but the 95xx support a wider range of resolutions.    
   > This by itself is not the smoking gun, but IBM developed the monitor ID    
   > function where the very limited circuitry [two resistors?] is in the    
   > monitor.    
   >    
   > Are you using a CRT or LED monitor? CRT will possumbly have the monitor ID.   
   > Carsten Lyng wrote:    
   > > When the machine starts, I get this error code 00240100    
   > > and the machine boots into the Ref / diagnostic screen.    
   > >    
   > > When I run diagnostics on the machine, the onboard XGA-2 is fails the   
   test.    
   > > ( have the unit serviced )    
   > >    
   > > I´am not able to boot to dos, because the machine boots to the Ref /   
   Diagnostics screen.    
   > >    
   > > There are a few screen artifacts, when the system is power on, but only in   
   a second or so.    
   > > Is there any way to disable the onboard XGA-2 and use another graphics   
   card in one of the MCA slots ?. (XGA-2 perhaps ? )    
   > >    
   > > It is a nice SLC3 planar, and it would be great if the machine could be   
   used, even it has got problems with the onboard XGA-2    
   > >    
   > > The planar is.: FRU P/N 65G9714    
   > >   
      
      
   Hi Louis,   
      
   Let´s keep up the hope up:-)   
      
   The arifacts are small blue dots in the top of the screen, I will see if i can   
   take a picture of them   
   I´am using a LED monitor at the moment, I can borrow a CRT monitor and VGA   
   cable from a friend, and    
   try with that one.    
   Will also run the diagnostics on the machine, and give you the error codes.   
      
   Can also try with a XGA-2 card from one of my other machines, and see if I can   
   make it boot to dos by   
   pressing F1.   
      
   I will see if I get time for it later, or tomorrow.   
      
      
   Thanks for the help    
   /Carsten   
      
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