connecting G4 Cube to 20" Apple cinema Display

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connecting G4 Cube to 20" Apple cinema Display

I have a standard 450 mhz G4 Cube
No alterations except extra RAM
Recently purchased a 20" Apple cinema Display (new) as CRT died
I was advised that I only need a DR Bott ADC - DVI Extractor ii to connect
However when starting up the screen turns itself off,
after the initial grey screen with apple logo has been running for 20 seconds.
Is the cable compatible with what I want it to do?
Is the graphics card not able to cope?
(ATY,Rage128Pro: Bus:AGP Slot:AGP0 VRAM (Total):16 MB)
And if so any pointers to companies that can install adapted cards in UK?
Or am I missing something really obvious?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

G4 Cube Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on Jan 26, 2006 7:57 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 21, 2006 10:47 PM in response to cubed

My Power Mac G4 has the same video card and the same problem. Used an ADC-DVI adapter with my new 20" cinema display and after start-up screen display goes black. Called Apple support and they said the Rage128 does not meet minimum specs for display. Recommended Radeon 9000 or better. Looking at eBay now.

g5 iMac 20 Mac OS X (10.4.2)

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Answer 2

Mar 21, 2006 11:45 PM in response to Ranger Ric

Actually, looking at other discussions it appears that ATI 7500 will work, but it has only VGA and ADC ports, so will need to use the ADC-DVI adapter. If you buy a 9000, it comes with a DVI port so you can return the adapter and save the $30.

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