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Old 02-16-2008, 01:18 AM   #74
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I received the ALR-1400 today. I had to rewire the Digital View cable back to the original configuration. I ordered the inverter power and control cables later in the week. They should arrive tomorrow or early next week. In the interim, I am leveraging the LVDS-07G to power the backlight on the panel. I double-checked all the jumper/switchblock settings on the ALR-1400, and configured for the NL8060BC21-02 panel, which has the same config as my -03 flavor.

After checking my power connections, I connected the ALR-1400 to the NEC panel and powered on the system. ALL WHITE PANEL! I quickly powered everything down and took a deep breath.... I remembered that I was using the LCD only settings in the BIOS, but now I was connected to the VGA port on the EPIA. I cleared CMOS and rebooted. I reconfigured for CRT+LCD and rebooted. Once again, all white panel. I probed all the CN1 pins to learn that the ALR-1400 was powered, but turned off.

I reviewed the ALR-1400 and I noticed the JP6 jumper was open. I thought this was automatic on. I shorted JP6 and rebooted. I can't tell you how many times I have looked at a corrupted EPIA BIOS boot logo. Seeing it in 24-bit unadulterated color was a beauty to behold. Unfortunately, I am now battling Win XP. It senses the LVDS-07G card and kills the VGA port. Once I wire in the inverter control on the ALR-1400, I can finally ditch the LVDS-07G.

If I ever become outrageously wealthy, I'm going to fund a global recall of all LVDS-07G cards. They will be hand destroyed in unique and creative ways. The remains will be flown, via rockets, into the sun.

Here's a few pics of the ALR-1400 wiring and the 24-bit BIOS color image. As you can see, this setup is way too fragile to move in its current condition. I'll try to get some outdoor pictures next weekend.
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