How to connect old monitors to a new Mac Pro?

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How to connect old monitors to a new Mac Pro?

Is it possible to connect a new Mac Pro to 2 x old Apple Cinema Displays (apple display connector) and a old Samsung crt monitor (vga connector). The mac pro has 2 x mini display ports and a dual-link DVI port.

The ATI Radeon HD 5770 supports up to 3 monitors at the same time, but I'm not sure if I can connect these old monitors to the new ports on the Mac Pro?

If it helps I have access to one apple DVI to ADC adaptor.

I haven't bought the mac pro yet, if it can connect to these monitors I will!

any suggestions appreciated, thanks.

-3Dvision

Mac Pro, old Apple Cinema display

Posted on Aug 2, 2011 7:16 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 2, 2011 7:28 PM in response to 3Dvision

I know you can connect the samsung with a VGA to MiniDisplay Port Adapter. But they dont make a ACD to MiniDisplay Port adapter so the only way to do it would be to use the ADC to DVI adapter with a DVI to DVI cable and then a DVI to Mini Display Port Adapter into the Mac Pro.

Hope this helps your decision.

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Aug 3, 2011 12:43 AM in response to AppMechanics

Thanks for the reply- will using a double adapter setup with the ADC to DVI and then DVI to MiniDisplay be OK in terms of the signal quality?

So I guess the only way to attach 2 of the ADC cinema displays to a mac pro is to have 2 of the DVI to ADC adaptors? It's a shame, looks like the adaptors are impossible to buy now- apple and dr bott don't sell them anymore.

According to the tech specs of the new mac pro, "If you are using more than one Mini DisplayPort to Single-Link DVI adapter, only two displays are supported across the three ports. "

Which means that even if I had 2 ADC adaptors, I couldn't run the Samsung CRT at the same time either...

Unless there's something I've missed, it looks like I'd have to buy 2 new LCD monitors along with the Mac Pro...

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Aug 3, 2011 4:56 AM in response to 3Dvision

Yeah, thats the way it looks. Sorry. Hope I was some help in your decision!!!

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