Mini DisplayPort female to DVI Female Adapter
Is there a Mini DisplayPort female to DVI Female Adapter?
My Mac Pro has two connections, 1 mini display port and 1 DVI port. I'd like to add a second apple monitor to the DVI port.
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Don't obsess over the sex of the connectors.
That problem requires a standard Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter, readily available.
A standard Mini DisplayPort to DVI won't work.
It's an older 27" monitor that doesn't have a MiniDisplay port connection on the back of the screen, it only has 3 USB connections.
Apple Mini DisplayPort adapters: Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3382
Atlona (Dual Link) DVI to Mini DisplayPort Converter for Apple 27-inch LED and 27-inch iMac
http://www.atlona.com/Atlona-Dual-Link-DVI-to-Mini-DisplayPort-Converter-USB-Pow ered.html
Mac Pro (Early 2009), Mac Pro (Mid 2010), Mac Pro (Mid 2012): Issues with three displays and multiple DVI, HDMI connections
It's not the USB data that is needed to run three displays. It's the extra POWER. If you read the Apple article, they say the only solution they endorse is their US$100 Dual-Link adapters. Check the table at the end of the article.
Mac Pro (Early 2009), Mac Pro (Mid 2010): Supported display configurations
Readers here have found that if you have two Brand-X Powered adapters, aka active adapters, it also works fine. These do not always require another USB. If designed recently, they can pick up a power pin in the Mini DisplayPort interface.
AMD (makers of the 5770 and 5870) lists the qualified POWERED adapters that meet their most stringent requirements. Look down the page and you will find several qualified Active Mini DisplyPort to various others, such as HDMI. These adapters are available from other outlets, such as Amazon, sometimes for far less than the Apple adapters.
http://support.amd.com/us/eyefinity/Pages/eyefinity-dongles.aspx
Are you sure all those are the same, and are USB? HDMI looks somewhat similar, and full-size Displayport looks very similar to USB.
What Make & Model is this display ?? perhaps we can find a reference online somewhere.
You need a dual-link DVI to Mini DisplayPort converter. (Male DVI, Female Mini DisplayPort).
Atlona hass discontinued theirs, but it is still at Amazon.
<http://www.amazon.com/ATLONA-AT-DP400-Dual-DisplayPort-Converter/dp/B003CWEXWO>
Gefen and Kanex also make them
Thank you Malcolm, I knew the Atlona was discontinued so the two other options you gave me were fantastc.
The Gefen unit is a last resort. It has no USB port for the display, needs a DVI cable, and needs special software for brightness control.
Mini DisplayPort female to DVI Female Adapter