LCD TV Problems

Hello, I have a 32 inch LCD HDTV that I decided to connect to my mac as a second monitor. I have a Powermac G5, first generation dual 1.8GHz with the stock GeForce FX5200 installed.
I bought an HDMI/DVI cable and conected the DVI to my fx5200 and connected it to my LCD TV. The problem now, is that the TV doesn't get a signal...I was once able to get the mac to recognize that there was a second, widescreen monitor attached, but I still didn't get a signal on the TV. Any ideas?

Well, I'm not entirely sure I know how I did it, but I seemed to have fixed the problem I was having with my TV. I tried plugging it into the a different HDMI port which was meant to be for DVI input. for sme reason it worked like a charm. Thanks for the quick reply anyways!

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Changing "virtual screen resolution" might help, though it did not do anything for my case.
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Hope this helps you.
If not check if your hw is compatible (hcl) or wait for the next beta-release.
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I'm trying to install Sol 10 EA and the video card/screen keeps
defaulting to the minimum LCD size of 720x400,
instead of the configured size of 1280x1024.
The Solaris 10 installation says "VESA No Matching Modes".
If I set it to 640x480 the sunwindows comes up o.k.,
but does not set the LCD, so the LCD goes to the default size
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thus truncated, leaving the windows so small it is impossible
continue the installation.
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Changing "virtual screen resolution" might help, though it did not do anything for my case.
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http://www.geekhut.com/mac2.jpg
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Actions taken:
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Link to image
Moderator note: images totalling more than 50k converted to links per forum rules: Lenovo Community Participation Rules

Hi snowman58,
Thanks for posting in the Lenovo Community,
I’d like to help you with issue but as I understand from you that when you connected to the external monitor its displaying fine so this mean that the video card is working fine,
Could you please check the below information for the service support to be able to check the LCD screen for you:
United States
IDEA-branded and
B, C, E, G, H, K, N, Q, V, Y Series Products
1-877-4 Lenovo
(1-877-453-6686)
24 hours a day
7 days a week
Thanks and Best Regards,
Soha
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