programmer6502
Member
Hi,
I bought an IBM 5150 yesterday with an old monochrome monitor (It's not an IBM monitor by the way). The problem is, this monitor has no power switch! Do you guys no if this monitor just activates with a video signal or what? I've tried it a couple times with no success. With the power cord plugged in, it doesn't make any noise but it does feel a little warm on the vent after a while. I (carefully) opened the case and everything looks decent with no blown fuses. I also checked the video cable for shorts and tried the brightness controls and such.
The IBM 5150 passes the self test (just by listening to it and seeing that the floppy drive gets activity after a short while) so I assume it's working okay. (I believe it has a EGA card installed) I tried the monitor on another vintage PC as well with no changes.
Any ideas would be great,
Thanks!
I bought an IBM 5150 yesterday with an old monochrome monitor (It's not an IBM monitor by the way). The problem is, this monitor has no power switch! Do you guys no if this monitor just activates with a video signal or what? I've tried it a couple times with no success. With the power cord plugged in, it doesn't make any noise but it does feel a little warm on the vent after a while. I (carefully) opened the case and everything looks decent with no blown fuses. I also checked the video cable for shorts and tried the brightness controls and such.
The IBM 5150 passes the self test (just by listening to it and seeing that the floppy drive gets activity after a short while) so I assume it's working okay. (I believe it has a EGA card installed) I tried the monitor on another vintage PC as well with no changes.
Any ideas would be great,
Thanks!