Q: what is the name of the video port on the back of my mac?
Hi:
I have a Perfoma 6400 which I want to hook up to a VGA monitor. I have found adatpor on eBay that do this but I'm not sure which ones will work for my Machintosh. Could you please tell me what the name of the video port on my mac is and what adapter I need? Thank you very much.
-Jamie Marchant
By the way I am doing this to hook it up to my "PC" KVM swich, I was very happy when I learned the old USB card I have in it works with a standerd mouse and "Windows" keyborad.
Perfoma 6400, Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier
Posted on Feb 19, 2012 5:47 PM
Apple's display port was a DB-15 and the Mac-to-VGA adapter that I used was like this one. Keep in mind that the 6400's onboard display port has only 1 MB of DRAM for video support. In my 6400s, I installed an ATI Rage Pro PCI graphics card, which had both Mac and VGA ports and 8 MBs of SGRAM. If the display that you intend to use is a new widescreen type (16:9 aspect ratio), its optimal resolution/refresh won't be supported by the 6400's onboard graphics controller.
Posted on Feb 19, 2012 11:19 PM