I
can provide the fix – a custom DVI cable specifically for the ZM-M220W.
It
resolves the issue of the swapped pins 15 &16 of the ZM-M220W,
which is not
an issue with older graphic cards/GPUs(I infact use the DVI connection
with my
office PC that has an Nvidia GeForce 7600 card), but is an issue with
newer /
notebook GPUs.
Basically, newer GPUs seem to have acquired a function that actively sends and receives a signal to and from the monitor to check if a connection is made, and if it does not get a return signal that it is looking for, the GPU’s output shuts down. With the ZM-M220W’s swapped pins 15 & 16, the newer GPUs don’t get the return signal and thinks that no monitor is connected and shuts the output off. On older GPUs, this function is not common and so the GPU outputs constantly without regarding for the pins 15 & 16.
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Jihoon
Jihoon Jo
Manager, 3D Business Development
Zalman Tech Co., Ltd.
#1007 Daeryung Techno Town III
448 Gasan-dong, Gumchun-gu
Seoul, 153-803, Korea
Tel : +82-2-2107-3109
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