DVI to ADC adapter

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DVI to ADC adapter

This one is a little tricky...i have a 20" Apple Display with an ADC connection.....my friend who owns an older G4 believeed to have a DVI-D and VGA connection wants to buy it but we're wondering if there is any way to hook it up.....I have an Apple DVI to ADC adapter but I don't know if it works for just DVI-I or what...he lives a few hours away so we can't just try it out....if anybody knows anything please let me know.

thanks.
JP

PowerMac G5, Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Posted on Oct 1, 2007 3:30 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 1, 2007 5:19 PM in response to jperkinski

The adapter to connect an ADC display to DVI-I or DVI-I is
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The cheap adapters are for connecting a DVI display to a computer with ADC.

Before buying the adapter, find out what graphics board is in the G4. The older G4 DVI graphics boards would not work with a 20" display, even with the right adapter.

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Answer 2

jperkinski Author

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Oct 1, 2007 5:26 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

Thanks...I do have the right adapter, I'll find out what the graphics card in the g4 is......thanks...

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Answer 3

jperkinski Author

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Oct 1, 2007 7:44 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

Ok, here is what I know about the computer...

G4 400mhz PowerPC

GRAPHICS CARD:

ATY,Rage128Pro

Chipset Model: ATY,Rage128Pro
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-A
VRAM (Total): 16 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x5046
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-63001-108
Displays:
900U:
Resolution: 1152 x 870 @ 75 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Not Supported
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Not Supported

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Answer 4

Oct 1, 2007 8:14 PM in response to jperkinski

The supported cards are NVIDIA GeForce2 MX, GeForce3, GeForce4 MX, or GeForce4 Titanium graphics card; or with an ATI Radeon 7500, 9000 Pro, or 9700 Pro graphics card.
The ATI Rage 128 Pro is not listed as supporting the 20" Apple display.

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Answer 5

jperkinski Author

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Oct 1, 2007 8:41 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

Thanks so much for the info, I think he'll need a new card or computer if he wants to use this monitor, eh???

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Answer 6

Oct 10, 2007 9:07 AM in response to jperkinski

I found some luck with a 9600 Pro graphics card running an old 15 inch Studio Display. There's a strange mouse artifact created when scrolling, but otherwise it seems to work pretty well. I used Dr. Bott's DVIator to make the connection and the USB ports on the screen work just fine.

The only reason I mention this is that the 9600 pro is a cheap alternative that might still work well enough.

Good luck.

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