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Faron
Joined: 26 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:35 am Post subject: tshooting a Moome XG card |
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I ordered a Moome card for my XG110 a long time ago, and it worked for a while, then at some point i had some problem with it and i switched back to VGA. I was short on time and didn't really troubleshoot the issue.
This past weekend i upgraded my MCE to Vista, and i'm trying to get the HDCP thing working so i can setup HD with DirecTV, anyway, I plugged the new video card into the Moome card and I'm getting *nothing* from the computer, and there are no lights on the Moome card either. I shut the projector down, pulled the card & re-seated it, and still nothing.
so is there any further troubleshooting I can do? Has anyone else just had this card stop working?
At this point, with the price of the new cards being so much more than the one i have, i'm seriously considering selling the projector and going digital. 
Thanks,
Faron
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dbaisey
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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Do you have the input selected based on what slot it is in? The older cards had a chip upgrade I believe but you might want to contact Moome. Doug
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jarseneau
Joined: 06 Nov 2007
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Location: WI
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject: XG Moome card |
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The green light should come on whenever the card is selected via the projector as an input. For example, when you press the 4 button on the XG remote, you choose slot B as the hardware signal input (or press 7 for the C slot). When you select the slot, you have to either see the input LED on the card light or you will see the message on the screen 'Slot B input not available'. The RED LED on the Moome card will only light with an active signal coming in the DVI connection.
On the PC end of things, the DVI output isn't necessary active unless you enable it in your Display Settings. How you do that will vary from card to card and I don't have a VISTA machine in front of me to check the procedure. In general, go onto the Control Panel and go into Display properties to find the means to enable the 'digital' output. All of video cards that I've worked with will only show the 'digital' monitor if you have it connected. If the card 'sees' the moome projector card, you will see 'moome' listed as an available monitor to enable.
The other thing you can do is check for bad solder joints on the card. Also check the multipin connector that plugs into the XG chassis to make sure none of the pins are bent or pushed back.
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dbaisey
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Not enough coffee in me earlier but thanks Jerry. Doug
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jarseneau
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| dbaisey wrote: | | Not enough coffee in me earlier but thanks Jerry. Doug |
Well, I have the advantage of living with the card.  .
I've found the HDCP thing a bit flakey, especially in cases where the display input can be shut down or made inactive while the source is active. There are some DVI or HDMI input devices that are powered by the HDMI itself and that seems to be more foolproof.
It seems pretty consistent that if you shut down the display with the source active, the source HDCP gets mad and locks out the display until you somehow reset the display or at least the input card. The best practice seems to be to shut off the source first and then the display end to avoid locking up the input for the next time. Then when turning on the system, turn the display ON first, then the source so the display input is available for the source to find it.
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kschmit2
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| jarseneau wrote: | [...]
I've found the HDCP thing a bit flakey, especially in cases where the display input can be shut down or made inactive while the source is active. [...]
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I used to have that problem while running XP (to Moome ISS-HD card).
Ever since I moved to Vista there hasn't been a single HDCP problem.
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jarseneau
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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| kschmit2 wrote: | I used to have that problem while running XP (to Moome ISS-HD card).
Ever since I moved to Vista there hasn't been a single HDCP problem. |
That's interesting that Vista would help. I've only been using the DVI input for standalone players. For the HTPC I've stayed with the RGBHV input since so far I didn't see a performance improvement using DVI (for PC use).
I was under the impression that HDCP only came into play for a PC if you are playing content from a BLU-RAY or HD DVD drive and you are using the DVI output. Is that how you are setup?
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