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Restore the 1152x864 resolution in 10.3
Authored by: greed on Feb 24, '05 03:48:29PM
It is unlikely that cable quality would affect which resolutions the Mac thinks the monitor can handle.

The device ID signalling is done at a very low frequency, compared to the video itself, on a dedicated set of wires. If your monitor is showing up with the correct model name in the Display menu, the signalling is working fine.

On the other hand, if you see something like "Generic", "Unknown", or so on, do a "Detect Displays" and see if it turns up. If it still doesn't, then try a newer cable--your old one might be missing the DDI signalling wires, or they might be broken.

This assumes you're using a new-ish (10 year old or less) Plug'n'Play VGA monitor. An old Mac-style monitor with a Mac-VGA cable adapter isn't going to do VGA-type signalling. Macs used a different method for identifying monitors back then.

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