Override available screen resolutions on New Mac Pro

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brevemike Author

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Override available screen resolutions on New Mac Pro

Just got in my NMP, hooked up my Sony SDM-P232W montior to it using a Rocketfish MDP to VGA adapter.

The "Best for Display" resolution comes in at 1280x960?

I'm running the same monitor off my old Mac Pro ATI 1900XT at 1900x1200.

Even using the "Scaled" option on the NMP the best I can do is 1600x1200.

I've verified the MDP to VGA adapter supports the 1900x1200 resolution, the limitation seems to bee on what Mavericks or the NMP is willing to push out.

Is there anyway to override the suggested resolutions to get back my 1900x1200?

Thanks,

Mike

Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), 6 Core, 16G Ram, Dual D700

Posted on Mar 7, 2014 11:13 AM

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Answer 1

Linc Davis

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Mar 7, 2014 12:40 PM in response to brevemike

See the last paragraph of this support article.

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Answer 2

brevemike Author

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Mar 7, 2014 2:44 PM in response to Linc Davis

Thanks, that got me to 1920x1080 - close but chopping off the screen edges.

It seems like there should be some way to manually set it.

Very strange since 1900x1200 shows up native on the old MP.

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Answer 3

Linc Davis

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Mar 7, 2014 2:50 PM in response to brevemike

The warranty entitles you to complimentary phone support for the first 90 days of ownership.

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Answer 4

Mar 7, 2014 3:03 PM in response to brevemike

Resolutions using Analog VGA may be severely limited. If possible, use Mini DisplayPort or DisplayPort. Next best is to convert to DVI Single link for up to 1920 wide, Dual-Link for wider.

ACTIVE adapters are required for Dual-Link and when connecting multiple non-DisplayPort displays.

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The hatter

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Mar 7, 2014 3:21 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

This is strange and weird.

2013 Mac Pro: Dual Displays Work on One Mac Pro but not the Other 03/07

Also, tests of X-Plane by http://www.Barefeats.com

and the lack of any kind optimized support for Dxxx's as well as being capped at 2-cores and a miniscule of VRAM.

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