2nd monitor crashes my g5

Author: Max Hoffmann ()
Date: 12-29-05 10:41

so this is christmas....i got a job and my boss wants to view results on a second monitor. i added a aplle 17inch display but os x.4.4 crashes, freezes everytime. i actually re installed everything from scratch but it still crashes the cpu. it worked fine before but now....
also its new graphic card not the one that cames with the cpu.
help please.

thanks and a happy 2006

max

Max Hoffmann



Max Hoffmann

Hi Max,

Have you tried zapping your PRAM?

Restart your Mac holding down the

Option Command P and R keys.

Continue to hold down through three startup 'bongs', then release.

--ken

what will it do?



Max Hoffmann

It resets the output to the computer monitors.

--ken

also i just bought the m audio firewire 1814. i installed the driver and attached the m audio speakers. set the setting to appropiate ones but my main audio slider in the finder on the upper right side ist greyed out. audio overall control is only possible via the speajkers itself..
sorry for many questions but i am sweating and nervous...
max



Max Hoffmann

thanks. it still crashes. i opened fcp and wanted to rearrange the dock, turned on hiding and pressed control u to arrange the windows and it froze...
any ideas?
thanks a lot
max



Max Hoffmann

You mention a new video card, this is likely the cause for your trouble. Here's what I would do:

1) Remove the video card.
2) Install the drivers for the card with the card removed.
3) Shut down
4) Reinstall the card

Had to do this recently for a wireless card in my PC and in the past when I got a new video card for my old FCP 3 setup.



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are you sure your video card is a compatible model? what is it? where'd you get it?
what mac model r u using?

with a mac, you cant just go out to your local computer store and grab whichever video card off the shelf. if it doesnt say MAC COMPATIBLE in big print on the box, there is a 99% chance - ITS NOT.

Well OS Xv 10.4.4 is not the current OSXv 10.4.3 is, so maybe you should get a qualified OS. It's still a beta seed to developers. Unless you meant OS X v10.4.3?