At 08:59 AM 17/07/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>To answer the replies so far....
>
>1) There is a small black connector labeled "Do no remove when power is on"
>or something to that effect. I does indeed cover a card-edge style
>connector. I did remove it, power OFF, and I didn't recall it had anything
>conductive inside. It just looked like a plastic plug. I'll have to look
>again, when I go home this evening...
>
>2) I did try the composite video output. Nothing there, either.
>
>3) As I stated before, there was no light from the CRT at all, after taking
>the cover off and powering up. I will perform the ohmmeter test suggested
>by Dave McGuire tonight.
>
>- As for the composite video connector... Does anyone know if there is any
>magic keystroke or other setting to enable this? Perhaps if the internal
>monitor is dead, I can still use an external one...
According to the Osborne owners manual the video plug has to be in
place for the internal monitor to work. I presume you have tried the
brightness and contrast controls located to the lower right of the screen?
Regards
Charlie Fox
Chas E. Fox Video Productions
793 Argyle Rd. Windsor ON N8Y 3J8
foxvideo_at_wincom.net
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Received on Wed Jul 18 2001 - 06:00:44 BST