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Q: 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 7:23 PM

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Q: How to connect old monitors to a new Mac Pro?

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  • by AppMechanics,Helpful

    AppMechanics AppMechanics Aug 2, 2011 7:28 PM in response to 3Dvision
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    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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    3Dvision 3Dvision Aug 3, 2011 12:43 AM in response to AppMechanics
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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...

     

     


  • by AppMechanics,

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