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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: Overloaded on February 20, 2008, 06:30:49 PM
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Hello everyone,
I was given an older IBM PC with a small CRT monitor. They work OK together but I want to use the monitor on my Mach lathe.
It comes on with garbled static all over the screen when connected to my newer PC.
Is there a way to make this work ? Or am I making a futile attempt ? :-\
Thanks for helping,
RC
Further investigation reveals that the old PC is an IBM 330 and the monitor is a Packard Bell PB8541VGG. And a date...Sept. 89.
Dang.....it's an ANTIQUE for cryin' out loud !
Thanks
And while it's booting up, the bios and Windows XP Pro is crystal clear...Then you can barely make out the log-on screen. Much static and diagonal lines everywhere.
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try putting the screen res to 600x400. You should be able to go into safe mode to change as only basic drivers are used .
Hood
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Hood,
I Googled this up....http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222
Looks a little spooky to me but I'll give it a shot.
I guess I'll need to change it back when I get that nifty touch screen like yours. I'll be watching for your Carbon Turn lset. Hope you're planning on one.
Thanks much,
RC
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I would suggest that you also reduce the refresh rate to 60Hz if it is not already. ( this is done from:- Display Properties / Settings / Advanced / Monitor ).
Tweakie.
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Thanks guys,
Safe mode helped. It made the .lset OK. But the Gonfig screen is too large..can't get to the bottom of it to close it.
Auto Enlarge is off.
Back to original for now.
Any more hints ?
Thanks,
RC
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put auto enlarge on, it will actually shrink it as well, badly named I suppose :D
Hood
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Tried auto enlarge on and off.....The Gen. Config. screen is still too big.
It won't shrink. The regular screen set is fine though.
I'll wait for my touch screen.... and Your Carbon.lset. ;D
Thanks again Hood,
RC
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ha ha well you may wait a while :) Time is scarce at the moment, I am retrofitting a Beaver Mill at the moment (Cue Bretts big Beaver jokes ;) ) and I was planning on having it finished over Christmas/New Year period but my customers had other ideas :(
Hood
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I vaguely remember something about that topic. ::) he he he
I may have to start my .lset without ya.....Don't mind if I use your bitmaps do ya ?
Thanks Hood,
RC
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nope use them, I used the Buttons from Zealous and the sparkle for DRO from Benny. I have included a blank button in the folder so you can open in photoshop or whatever and put your own text in.
Hood
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I saw that in there...wondered what it was.
I saved that entire topic..Good work.
Thanks Hood,
RC
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Are you doing your screen similar to the way the turn screen is at the moment? I am certainly not, I dont like it at all,maybe if I messed with it I would grow to like it but it just doesnt flow for me. Mine is basically going to be like the mill screen, just adapted to the 2 axis of the lathe and just using the buttons that you would use in Lathe. In fact the screen I am using at the moment is just my Mill screen with DROs removed and toolpaths szed etc to suit a lathe more. Have added a tool set screen and I use that with the wee LED thingy I made up, works great, all manual but put a different tool in one of the turret positions and it only takes seconds to set it up :)
Hood
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I am not particularly fond of the stock Turn screens either. Zarzul modified his, combining stuff from 2 screens to one. That helps, he did a good job.
I just added a few buttons to make it easier to switch from screen to screen. That eliminated going to the Home screen everytime between man. and auto screens.
I'm leaning towards something similar to your carbons. I also find them easy on the old eyeballs.
I'd like to see your modified mill for turn screen, probably better than what I'm using now.
Thanks Hood,
RC