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Resolution Problem with Four Monitors on Mac Pro 3,1

Hi,

I'm running 10.10.3 on a Mac Pro 3,1 (early 2008). This has 2 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT card installed in it with two monitors attached to each (4 in total).


I originally had 3 monitors each running at 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hertz (NTSC), this worked fine. Today however I added a 4th monitor. The 3 original monitors are all Samsung 24A450's, the new one is an updated version of the same monitor - Samsung 24C450. When the monitor arrived, I shut down the Mac Pro, then attached the monitor and powered up again. When it started up, only two monitors were showing. After trying a couple of things, I shut down and disconnected the new monitor and powered up again, all 3 of the originals came back up. I then tried connecting the 4th Monitor (the 24C450) while the machine was still running and low and behold it recognised it! I configured it and it seems to work ok.


I have one remaining problem with it, the 3 original Monitors have resolutions of 1920 x 1200, but the newer monitor won't go above 1920 x 1080. Why is this? Is it possible to get this new monitor to match the 1920 x 1200 resolutions? If I got an active adaptor would this make it use the higher resolution. I'm connected via DVI on all four, is it a cabling issue? I am using the cable that came with the 4th monitor, but have another one on order which I'll try when it arrives.


All the Best

Dave

Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 28, 2015 6:55 AM

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Apr 28, 2015 12:04 PM in response to LookToWindward

There is a facility to Export the EDID of the monitors in SwitchResX, I did this on one of the older monitors and the new one. I'm not sure if this might help solve the issue or not, but here is a copy+paste of the files:


Old Monitor, with 1920 x 1200 resolution.


-----------------------------------------------------

------------------- MAIN EDID BLOCK -----------------

-----------------------------------------------------

EDID Version........1.3

Manufacturer........SAM (4C2D)

Product ID..........2106 (083A)

Serial Number.......30313034


Manufactured........Week 32 of year 2012

Max H Size..........52 cm

Max V Size..........32 cm

Gamma...............2.20


Display Supported Features:

---------------------------

Power Management: Active off


Display type:

-------------

RGB 4:4:4 & YCrCb 4:4:4 Color Encoding Formats

Display is non continuous frequency

Default color space is not sRGB standard

Preferred timing mode includes Native Pixel Format


Input signal & sync:

--------------------

Digital Input

Color Bit Depth is undefined

Digital Interface is not defined


Color info:

-----------

Red x = 0.633 Green x = 0.320 Blue x = 0.155 White x = 0.312

Red y = 0.340 Green y = 0.622 Blue y = 0.042 White y = 0.329


Established Timings:

--------------------

720 x 400 @ 70Hz

640 x 480 @ 60Hz

640 x 480 @ 67Hz

640 x 480 @ 72Hz

640 x 480 @ 75Hz

800 x 600 @ 56Hz

800 x 600 @ 60Hz

800 x 600 @ 72Hz

800 x 600 @ 75Hz

832 x 624 @ 75Hz

1024 x 768 @ 60Hz

1024 x 768 @ 70Hz

1024 x 768 @ 75Hz

1280 x 1024 @ 75Hz


Manufacturer Reserved Timings:

------------------------------

1152 x 870 @ 75Hz


Standard Timing Identification:

-------------------------------

#0: 1152 x 864 @ 75Hz (714F)

#1: 1280 x 800 @ 60Hz (8100)

#2: 1280 x 960 @ 60Hz (8140)

#3: 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz (8180)

#4: 1440 x 900 @ 60Hz (9500)

#5: 1440 x 900 @ 75Hz (950F)

#6: 1600 x 1200 @ 60Hz (A940)

#7: 1680 x 1050 @ 60Hz (B300)


Monitor Description blocks:

---------------------------

Descriptor #0 - Timing definition:

Mode = 1920 x 1200 @ 59.950Hz

Pixel Clock............. 154.00 MHz Non-Interlaced


Horizontal Vertical

Active.................. 1920 pixels 1200 lines

Front Porch............. 48 pixels 3 lines

Sync Width.............. 32 pixels 6 lines

Back Porch.............. 80 pixels 26 lines

Blanking................ 160 pixels 35 lines

Total................... 2080 pixels 1235 lines

Scan Rate............... 74.038 kHz 59.950 Hz


Image Size.............. 518 mm 324 mm

Border.................. 0 pixels 0 lines


Sync: Digital separate with

* Negative vertical polarity

* Positive horizontal polarity


Descriptor #1 - Monitor limits:

Horizontal frequency range.......30-81 kHz

Vertical frequency range.........56-75 Hz

Maximum bandwidth range..........170 MHz

GTF supported


Descriptor #2 - Monitor name:

SMS24A450


Descriptor #3 - Serial number:

H4MC805185



-----------------------------------------------------

------------ EXTENSION EDID BLOCK 1 ---------------

-----------------------------------------------------


CEA-EXT: CEA 861 Series Extension:

----------------------------------

Revision:..............................1

First DTD block at offset..............0



New Monitor, with 1920 x 1080 resolution.

-----------------------------------------------------

------------------- MAIN EDID BLOCK -----------------

-----------------------------------------------------

EDID Version........1.3

Manufacturer........SAM (4C2D)

Product ID..........2507 (09CB)

Serial Number.......5A583854


Manufactured........Week 9 of year 2015

Max H Size..........53 cm

Max V Size..........30 cm

Gamma...............2.20


Display Supported Features:

---------------------------

Power Management: Active off


Display type:

-------------

RGB 4:4:4 & YCrCb 4:4:4 Color Encoding Formats

Display is non continuous frequency

Default color space is not sRGB standard

Preferred timing mode includes Native Pixel Format


Input signal & sync:

--------------------

Digital Input

Color Bit Depth is undefined

Digital Interface is not defined


Color info:

-----------

Red x = 0.638 Green x = 0.334 Blue x = 0.150 White x = 0.312

Red y = 0.348 Green y = 0.608 Blue y = 0.057 White y = 0.329

Established Timings:

--------------------

720 x 400 @ 70Hz

640 x 480 @ 60Hz

640 x 480 @ 67Hz

640 x 480 @ 72Hz

640 x 480 @ 75Hz

800 x 600 @ 56Hz

800 x 600 @ 60Hz

800 x 600 @ 72Hz

800 x 600 @ 75Hz

832 x 624 @ 75Hz

1024 x 768 @ 60Hz

1024 x 768 @ 70Hz

1024 x 768 @ 75Hz

1280 x 1024 @ 75Hz


Manufacturer Reserved Timings:

------------------------------

1152 x 870 @ 75Hz


Standard Timing Identification:

-------------------------------

#0: 1152 x 864 @ 75Hz (714F)

#1: 1280 x 720 @ 60Hz (81C0)

#2: 1280 x 800 @ 60Hz (8100)

#3: 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz (8180)

#4: 1440 x 900 @ 60Hz (9500)

#5: 1600 x 900 @ 60Hz (A9C0)

#6: 1680 x 1050 @ 60Hz (B300)


Monitor Description blocks:

---------------------------

Descriptor #0 - Timing definition:

Mode = 1920 x 1080 @ 60.000Hz

Pixel Clock............. 148.50 MHz Non-Interlaced


Horizontal Vertical

Active.................. 1920 pixels 1080 lines

Front Porch............. 88 pixels 4 lines

Sync Width.............. 44 pixels 5 lines

Back Porch.............. 148 pixels 36 lines

Blanking................ 280 pixels 45 lines

Total................... 2200 pixels 1125 lines

Scan Rate............... 67.500 kHz 60.000 Hz


Image Size.............. 531 mm 299 mm

Border.................. 0 pixels 0 lines


Sync: Digital separate with

* Positive vertical polarity

* Positive horizontal polarity


Descriptor #1 - Monitor limits:

Horizontal frequency range.......30-81 kHz

Vertical frequency range.........56-75 Hz

Maximum bandwidth range..........170 MHz

GTF supported


Descriptor #2 - Monitor name:

S24C450


Descriptor #3 - Serial number:

HTLG202112


----------------------------------------------------

------------ EXTENSION EDID BLOCK 1 ---------------

-----------------------------------------------------


CEA-EXT: CEA 861 Series Extension:

----------------------------------

Revision:..............................1

First DTD block at offset..............0

Resolution Problem with Four Monitors on Mac Pro 3,1

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