Connecting IBM GXT550P to SGI monitor.

Sridhar Ayengar ploopster at gmail.com
Wed Jul 2 07:30:00 CDT 2008


Edward Tomasz Napierala wrote:
> Is there any way to connect 13W3 output of GXP550P (graphics card
> in RS/6000 p43) to 13W3 SGI monitor (GDM-20E21)?  In order to connect
> SPARCstation I had to make a little modification of the SS2 to make
> it generate sync-on-green signal.  Will the same modification work
> with IBM?

I'm pretty sure that the SOG signal should already be there.  The way 
I'd do it is to hook:

13w3 -> IBM Cable -> 3BNC -> BNC Couplers -> 3BNC -> SGI Cable -> 13w3

It's one sure way to get the pinouts right.

Peace...  Sridhar


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