Apple Cinema Display 30’’ with M1 Apple Silicon Mac

Hi

Try this to get 2560x1600 res.

1. Hold down the "option" key on the apple display resolution interface.
2. Click the zoom position of the resolution interface to display the hidden resolution
3. select the resolution 2560x1600
4. 
   

These were the instructions i got with the Club adapter. Hope it works. Mine did !

Rafb, That was it. Big Sur was just hiding the resolutions from me. I didn't quite understand their instructions but I held "option" while clicking on "Scaled" and it then shows all the resolutions including the 2560 x 1600. Not sure why Apple feels compelled to hide these other resolutions. If you click "scaled", they really should show everything. Anyway, thanks for the pointer.

So I think I have the answer. I am returning my M1 mac mini. (sad face)

I have an Apple 30" Cinema display, connected to the Apple Dual Link DVI adaptor to Mini DP, then Mini DP to USB-C.

I also have a second display connected to HDMI.

There are some oddities that you need to be aware of. I think the limits are around how the display outputs are prioritised in the M1 mac mini.

Yes, you can get the full native resolution working, but it's a pain.

Big Sur seems to forget the display arrangement constantly. I think there are workarounds, but I am not certain. Basically the HDMI display ALWAYS gets priority / main screen status. The native cinema display res is forgotten constantly, and sometime the screen disappears completely, and you have to replug it.

There is a trick to hold option whilst clicking the 'scaled' list of resolutions to reveal the native res, but even this sometimes doesn't work, you need to go to default res (1280x800) then go back to 2560x1600.

So, all in all, we need Apple to give us a more pro M1 (or M2?) based machine before we can

I have rebooted a number of times - screen stays at 2560x1600

Buttons on side all work

Keyboard buttons for brightness not working.

I have had an occasional problem with waking up screen. Easily solved by unplugging and replugging USB plug. Only happened twice.

But as I said I'm delighted with both the M1 and the 15 year old screen.

So.

To sum up....

Mac Mini M1 feeding an Apple 30” Display (A1083) - Do we have a working combination yet?

I have the Apple dual link adapter. I have an OWC Thunderbolt hub with Mini DisplayPort. Will that work?

If not what known adapter is working at full resolution?

I love this display. The screen ratio is great!

Many thanks!

Yes I have an acceptable working combination of a Mac Mini M1 with a 30" Apple display (A1083).

A few hiccups setting it up but now working well (and delighted with results)

I am using a Cub USB Type C to Dual Link DVI-D adapter from scan.co.uk

You need to read instruction to set up using 2560x1600 res.

Robert

This unit?

Club 3D CAC-1510-A USB C to Dual Link DVI-D Adapter HDCP Off for Apple Cinema Displays, 3840x2160@30hz, 2560x1600@60Hz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08B7FSVTL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_YNsXFbVBQY69M?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Thank-you rafb!!!

This is the right answer if you've got the right cables and the display is showing the wrong resolution.

I have been working as a Mac consultant for 20 years. When I just plugged in my setup (below) to the M1 Mac mini, I only got the half size resolution showing. But option click as I clicked on scaled revealed 2560x1600 for me and has been working perfectly! 🎉

The best way to get this working is ultimately by using Thunderbolt Display Port Alternate Mode video output. That means, you need a thunderbolt 3 (USB-C port but not USB adapter) + a thunderbolt device with a mini display port on it (I'm using a thunderbolt 2 external hard drive array) + an Apple Mini Display Port to Dual Link DVI adapter.

Note: The following is complex, and confusing but I promise you I know what I'm talking about: the Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter DOES carry video, but only if you go to another thunderbolt device before plugging in a mini-display port adapter.

Also: USB-C has it's own display port alternate mode that has given me nothing but trouble since the 2016 MacBook Pros introduced Thunderbolt 3. Make sure you're using Thunderbolt hardware.

Cheers,

John

Purchased a Cinema Display 30" including a Dual DVI port. It works fine with my mid 2011 MacMini on the DisplayPort. But not in conjunction with a Thunderbolt three (USB-C) to Thunderbolt two adapter from Apple on my brandnew MacBook Pro M1. I must admit I' very disappointed.

Tried it with a USB-C to Mini Display -port; didn't work either.

Any suggestions as to what will work?

I would like to use 2 screens. I have a new 4k LG screen and the Apple 30" Cinema Display, which i have got working via a DIVX to USB-C link- but I can only connect one at a time. The other cannot be seen when I hit 'detect displays' . I have tried restarting with both connected, with each one connected then plugging the other in; no luck as yet.

How can I get both screens simultaneously working on the M1Mac Mini?

cheers, Gair Dunlop

I've tried the USB-C to Dual link DVI but did not like it. In the real black ereas there were significant distortions, like noise; red moving stripes. Now I use the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock's mini display-port and the mini-display-port to Dual DVI cable and that works like a charm. No distortions at all with this set up.

On the USB-C to Dual link DVI (Club) I had to use the option-key on 'scaled' to get to the proper resolution. The OWC recognizes the default res. of the ACD.

Well...This seems to be very good News!......Now, another question....I have the Apple 30" Cinema display.....And, also the apple 23" Cinema Display.......both happily running as dual displays on my 2008 MacPro tower.......I'm getting delivery of a M1 Mac-mini in 2 Days......to replace said Mac tower which, finally, is not updatable by Apple, actually long-gone from Apple support of any kind.....New Apple towers are the cost of a new car....or two.......Sooo....anyone have any ideas about any possible way to run TWO cinema displays using the The OWC solution, or two??? My thanks to all who have been laboring on this Thread...Cheers!!....

jbd2u2

I have the new M1 13" MacBook Pro and the original 30" Apple Cinema Display. I have purchased and tried (and subsequently returned) both uptab adapters (linked here), as well as the Club 3D CAC-1510-A USB C to Dual Link DVI-D Adapter HDCP Off for Apple Cinema Displays (linked here) and none of these work with the original Apple Cinema Display. I haven't found anything to be effective.

If anyone discovers a working set up, I'd love to know.

The monitor did not display despite the power being on and the adaptor being plugged into a powered hub. Those adaptors I mentioned had all been listed on various forums as possible options. So I ordered them all and tested each. They didn't provide a solution to use the M1 MacBook with the original 30" Apple Cinema Display Monitor.

My chain was using the M1 MacBook to the Mokin 9-in-1 powered USB-C hub adaptor to the the Apple Mini Display Port to DVI adaptor to the original 30" Apple Cinema Display, and the monitor display didn't work. I also tried to use all the adaptors in a chain from monitor directly to the MacBook (bypassing the powered usb-c hub) and that didn't work either. I was not using the dual link adapter other posters have mentioned, but I've ordered one and I'm hoping that might change my luck. I'll report back in a week when it arrives