30" Cinema Display and Mac Studio M1 Max

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30" Cinema Display and Mac Studio M1 Max

Can anybody help? Everyone else seems to have connected their 30" Cinema Display successfully to a Mac Studio, using a Club 3D Dual Link DVI Adapter. I've just bought a brand new Mac Studio M1 Max and done the same but my screen is blank. To test the Mac Studio was working okay, I linked it to a TV as a monitor with HDMI and I can see that the Cinema Display is being detected in the system information, so why doesn't it work? What am I missing?

AppleCare can't help me any further as they've exhausted their knowledge on this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

PS: It's worked fine for 12 years now, connected to a Mac Pro.

Posted on Oct 25, 2022 3:14 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 25, 2022 8:23 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Hi Grant. It's the Club 3 Dual Link DIV adapter (https://www.amazon.co.uk/CAC-1510-Adapter-Displays-3840x2160-2560x1600/dp/B08B7FSVTL/ref=sr_1_3?crid=5W0MEP4IONB1&keywords=club+3+dual+link+dvi+adapter&qid=1666711336&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjI2IiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=club+3+dual+link+dvi+adapter%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-3) and it's plugged into one of the USB-C ports.

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Answer 2

Oct 25, 2022 11:32 AM in response to Johnny_Quadrio

this wonky footnote on that adapter:

for Apple OSX users, the resolution is hidden in the display options, you need to hold down the "option "key while changing the resolution, then the resolution 2560*1600 can be selected.

did you do that?

did you try lower resolutions?

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Answer 3

Oct 25, 2022 8:48 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Hi Grant. Here's a pic of the set-up.

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Answer 4

Oct 25, 2022 12:27 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

I had to set up the Mac Studio using a TV as a monitor. Whilst the Cinema Display is listed in the system details (about this Mac), the only display option in the Display system preferences is the TV.

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Answer 5

lllaass

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Oct 25, 2022 1:13 PM in response to Johnny_Quadrio

When is the last time the monitor was working?

Does the monitor show any signs of life?

Have your tried other Thunderbolt ports on the back? Tried a front port?

One of the reviews in adopter link you provided stated:

"I connected 2x 30” 2007 Apple Cinema Displays to a new 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra using these adapters and they worked great!

"If you need to connect one of these legacy displays to a Thunderbolt 3 or 4 device, this is the answer!!"

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Answer 6

Oct 25, 2022 1:46 PM in response to lllaass

That’s a great question. The monitor has worked perfectly for 12 years connected to a 2010 Mac Pro.

The small LED at the bottom right of the monitor is lit.

I’ve just tried connecting the adapter to each of the four ports on the back of the Mac Studio and also the two ports on the front but no joy.

I restarted each time I changed the port connection but still a black screen.

Could it be that the monitor will only work with the Mac Studio Ultra? My machine is the M1 Max.

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lllaass

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Oct 25, 2022 8:43 AM in response to Johnny_Quadrio

Which specific USB-C port on the Studio?

In you have a Studio Max the from USB-C ports do not support video

Connect a display to Mac Studio - Apple Support

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Answer 8

Oct 25, 2022 7:56 AM in response to Johnny_Quadrio

which model Dual-Link DVI adapter?

plugged into what kind of port on your Mac?

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Answer 9

Oct 25, 2022 9:04 AM in response to lllaass

Hi Illaass - it is a Mac Studio M1 (MJMV3B/A). I was told by everyone at Apple (and AppleCare) that there is no reason why it shouldn't work. They even recommended the Club 3 adapter. Are they wrong?

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Answer 10

Oct 25, 2022 2:56 PM in response to Johnny_Quadrio

Hold down the Option button is Displays Preferences.

A (Detect Displays) button should appear.

From there you may be able to change the settings.

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Answer 11

lllaass

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Oct 25, 2022 3:29 PM in response to Johnny_Quadrio

The Thunderbolt 4 ports on the Mac and Ultra are the same. Only difference is that on the Ultra the two USB-C ports on the front are Thunderbolt 4 while only USB-C on the Max

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Answer 12

Oct 26, 2022 12:00 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Thank you. Just tried that but nothing happens when I click Detect Displays.

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Answer 13

Oct 26, 2022 6:18 AM in response to Johnny_Quadrio

So far, all results point to a defective adapter.

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