Q: Powermac G4 MDD display connections?
Hi!
I recently put a hard drive into a Powermac G4 with mirrored drive doors. When I went to connect it to the monitor I have, there was not the right type of connection.
I've mostly used all in ones or laptops and have no experience with monitor connections. I need to figure out what kind of connections the G4 has so I can find an adapter to help with this.
The the monitor connection is what I would think would be a "typical" connector--not very wide with three rows of pins. The ones on the back of the G4 are much longer and have a space before more slots for pins.
Help, please? (The attached photo is the of the back of the G4.)
Edit: I think I may have figured out the connections. Would this work to solve my problem? (I'm hoping and assuming both connection types/ports work equally as well?)
Power Mac G4
Posted on Sep 17, 2014 6:28 PM
There are several different video cards out there with different video port options. Most common on G4 MDDs were one ADC and one DVI port.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/PowerMacG4DualSU.pdf
see page 9.
If you have a VGA monitor, then you need an adapter for either the ADC or the DVI port on your G4. You posted a link to DVI-VGA adapter and here are some ADC-VGA adapter options.
Posted on Sep 17, 2014 7:48 PM