Yamakasi Catleap 27" 100mhz IPS

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i think its new graphics card time, this msi gtx 680 has both ports ,hmmm

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Your 560 should be fine.
Do you know anyone else who has a gaming machine you could test it on?

Should be plugged into the port closed to the motherboard.
Try another cable, they can be picked up quite cheap.
 
no_1_dave said:
Your 560 should be fine.
Do you know anyone else who has a gaming machine you could test it on?

Should be plugged into the port closed to the motherboard.
Try another cable, they can be picked up quite cheap.
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Yes just been reading up on it, tried a normal dvi cable, that should work but not for highest resolution, still same, its switching the display on, but no windows showing, not even bios.
 
your card should be fine. do you have a second monitor? hook that up as primary then your catleap as the second, and see if it registers in windows when you 'identify monitors'. I assume you have been pressing the power button? you're looking for solid or flashing green.

do you have a spare GPU to test? onboard stuff won't work even with z68 as it cant display that Res and the monitors don't have a scalar so it won't auto turn down.
try beg/borrow/steal another cable if you can.

regardless, you're going to need a new GPU if you plan to game. I'm playing BF3 on ultra but have to turn down AA to get a solid 60fps on my 6990 OC which is much much faster than a 560Ti.
 
Tea_Bag said:
your card should be fine. do you have a second monitor? hook that up as primary then your catleap as the second, and see if it registers in windows when you 'identify monitors'. I assume you have been pressing the power button? you're looking for solid or flashing green.

do you have a spare GPU to test? onboard stuff won't work even with z68 as it cant display that Res and the monitors don't have a scalar so it won't auto turn down.
try beg/borrow/steal another cable if you can.

regardless, you're going to need a new GPU if you plan to game. I'm playing BF3 on ultra but have to turn down AA to get a solid 60fps on my 6990 OC which is much much faster than a 560Ti.
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Oh yes, i know il need another gpu to game, just wanted one to test it out first.

I went for the achieva one, ive had no green lights , just red off, and blue on.

Will try hooking up my dell at same time

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Both of these should work.
The 4 extra pins on the left hand one are just extra pins in case you have to use an analogue signal. For this monitor either of these sockets will be fine as long as you use the correct cable (cable without the 4 extra pins).
 
s452 said:
does anyone know why so many of the 5 series ATi cards arn't supported in that image?
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On the forum linked to in the first post, people were reporting that 5 series cards with dual link dvi ports were working. Maybe have a read through there on the last several pages of that thread.

I don't know why they're listed as incompatible :confused:
 
These are good value at about £280-£300 but I would still pay the extra for a Dell if you can find one cheap just for peace of mind. I suppose you could buy 2 of these for the price of one U2711 though :)
 
Balb0wa said:
Tried both at same time, windows recognises the monitor, it even dims a bit when switching on and going through the bios, but no display.

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Copy and pasted from other forum:

BEFORE POSTING YOUR ISSUES - BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND TRY THESE THINGS OUT FIRST. THANKS!

Red light, but nothing from the monitor? Have you turned it on (yes, someone has done this)? Turn it on. See an image? Great, you're done!

Solid red light can be several things. Try these out.

1. Power brick issue/cord issue. Use a volt meter to test that you are indeed getting 24v (or close) from the brick. If not, then it could be faulty. Check your cord is pushed all the way into the brick.
2. Loose wiring inside the unit itself. If it's a red light only deal, then your OSD wiring to the DVI board could be loose (or the wiring from the DVI board to the panel strip wiring.)

If you get flashing green light issues, it can be:

1. Your GPU is not supported;
2. Your drivers stink (do a clean install);
3. Your DVI cable stinks (the cable that comes with the monitor is hit or miss with whether it will work properly. One of mine worked while the other didn't.); AND/OR
4. Loose wiring inside the unit (DVI connection to Panel PCB connection.)

With these monitors you can have a combination of issues. So go from easiest to hardest (even with a red light issue) - Check that your card is supported, check brick voltage, try a better DVI cable, clean install of drivers, open her up and re-connect all wiring.

If none of these things solve your problem then feel free to post in the thread for additional help/ideas.

Anyone wanting help with monitor issues must report several things:

1. What type of GPU do you have installed?
2. Current drivers installed (clean install was attempted)?
3. Tried different DVI cable - either new or from a known working monitor?
4. Unplugged all other monitors and tried just plugging Catleap in BOTH outputs on your GPU?
4. Tried any of the other things listed above?

The more detail we have the better we can help troubleshoot the problem.
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Cuchulainn said:
I've just ordered a perfect pixel Catleap for £270 from bigclothcraft. He's posting it "within 20 hours" using DHL express.

Can't wait for it to arrive. Will keep you posted. Hoping the money for perfect pixel was worth it!
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I got one from same guy, it arrived perfectly I couldnt recomend him enough... great comms too
 
Just got home to find mine has been delivered - wow. I love this screen so much, it's not even funny. SOme pictures to show the packaging, some very slight damage to one corner of the box, and the monitor itself. It's not actually glaring as bad as it looks in the picture, I don't think my camera is very good heh. The only slight issue I had is that the stand was very very tight, very difficult to tilt, but I don't plan on adjusting it after I've found the right angle anyway.
The screen itself seems fantastic, it's not much bigger than my old 26" Samsung T260 1920x1200 but the quality is much better and the extra res is fantastic!

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Balb0wa said:
No i got the lemon !!:mad:
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Ouch, just saw your tale of woe above, sorry to hear that :(
Have you tried the troubleshooting steps no_1_dave posted above?
I had problems with mine not displaying and my heart was literally (almost literally) in my mouth, but then I realised I wasn't using a dual link DVI cable, so I tried the one that came in the box and it fired right up.
 
CaptainUnlikely said:
Ouch, just saw your tale of woe above, sorry to hear that :(
Have you tried the troubleshooting steps no_1_dave posted above?
I had problems with mine not displaying and my heart was literally (almost literally) in my mouth, but then I realised I wasn't using a dual link DVI cable, so I tried the one that came in the box and it fired right up.
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Tried everything, cant be drivers if no bios showing, used the dual link in the box, no go, a different dvi cable, not dual link, ordered a new dual link cable to rule that out.

Some one mentioned a gigabyte motherboard compatibility issue.

Seems to be getting power fine as i can alter brightness.
 
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