[ActionAttackGoose]

Hey,

I just purchased a used 17" Apple Studio Display CRT.

(http://everymac.com/monitors/apple/s...isplay_17.html)

It works fine with my Powerbook, but is giving my PC laptop (an Acer Aspire 1300) some trouble.

Previously, the Acer had been plugged into a generic beige monitor with no troubles. It usually boots and displays everything on the external monitor. The laptop was run over by a car a couple of years ago, which damaged the screen so badly that only a small chunk of it works. If the monitor is not plugged in, the screen will work (well, a small part of it does, anyway).

With the Apple monitor plugged in from boot-up, some of the initial boot text comes up on the CRT, then the CRT goes black and makes a chirping noise with the green monitor light staying on as soon as XP starts to load.

I've tried booting the machine into Windows and then plugging in the monitor, but same problem: the laptop screen goes black, and the CRT switches out of standby and starts making the chirping noise. The CRT stays black.

Since the text *is* displayed at start-up on the monitor, until Windows begins to bootup, I'm guessing that Windows is sending the monitor the wrong kind of signal. Do I need a new driver? Is it a compatibility issue I'm not familiar with?

This monitor was purchased used from a PC user that had no trouble plugging it into his Dell. I'm usually a Mac person, so my knowledge of XP display preferences is a little shoddy.

Any help would be very much appreciated, as I've got to get this XP laptop on the go soon.

Thanks!

[Cadaver]

You're correct in thinking that the Windows XP machine is trying to get the monitor to switch into a resolution/refresh setting that the monitor doesn't support. Not quite sure how to make the Windows machine not do that, but you might try a safe boot into Windows and going from there.