To Octane2 users, I have questions that I need to resolve before I make payment for SGI Octane2 R12000, Dual 360Mhz in ebay. This Octane2 has VPro V6. I need to ask you: do you guys have any experience or work-arounds for using Dell 19" LCD monitor, especially the model name E193FPb (b/black) connecting to this Octane2 V6??? I will be using it for Alias 11 and Maya 6.5., so I do not want to have "glitches" (whatever that means).
According to Dell E193FP specs, it supports 1280x1024 x 75 hz native resolution, and automatically syncs. The horizontal scan rate ranges from 30 to 82 Khz. The Vertical scan rate ranges from 56 - 76 Hz. BUT, however, I am concern because I read in the SGI Octane2 tech pub manual (pdf) which stated:
(copy/paste from manual page 239, or PDF page 265): " For VPro graphics, a 1280 x 1024 display resolution is only possible using the Sony G1 21” or 24” monitors at a vertical refresh rate of 96Hz. If you have another monitor, you
cannot run 1280 x 1024 resolution at any vertical refresh rate...."
But I thought much of the discussion of refresh rate does not apply to LCD monitors... So do you think I should use > xsetmon 1280x1024_60 to make it work with this Dell E193fp lcd monitor? (i already have 13w3-to-HD15 adapter).
If not, how about the Dell Ultrasharp 20.1" model name E2007FP?? I heard it can work with 1600x1200 on the V6... please confirm. Nice to see you guys supporting the SGI machines for few more years to come! Thanks for support!
@mstepansky - I deleted two of the three identical posts you made on this subject - please refrain from cross-posting. recondas/forum moderator
According to Dell E193FP specs, it supports 1280x1024 x 75 hz native resolution, and automatically syncs. The horizontal scan rate ranges from 30 to 82 Khz. The Vertical scan rate ranges from 56 - 76 Hz. BUT, however, I am concern because I read in the SGI Octane2 tech pub manual (pdf) which stated:
(copy/paste from manual page 239, or PDF page 265): " For VPro graphics, a 1280 x 1024 display resolution is only possible using the Sony G1 21” or 24” monitors at a vertical refresh rate of 96Hz. If you have another monitor, you
cannot run 1280 x 1024 resolution at any vertical refresh rate...."
But I thought much of the discussion of refresh rate does not apply to LCD monitors... So do you think I should use > xsetmon 1280x1024_60 to make it work with this Dell E193fp lcd monitor? (i already have 13w3-to-HD15 adapter).
If not, how about the Dell Ultrasharp 20.1" model name E2007FP?? I heard it can work with 1600x1200 on the V6... please confirm. Nice to see you guys supporting the SGI machines for few more years to come! Thanks for support!
@mstepansky - I deleted two of the three identical posts you made on this subject - please refrain from cross-posting. recondas/forum moderator