30" Cinema Display with G4 (MDD) 1.25GHz (single) and ATI Radeon 9000 Pro?

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30" Cinema Display with G4 (MDD) 1.25GHz (single) and ATI Radeon 9000 Pro?

Can I use a 30" Cinema (new) display with my 1.25GHz (single) G4 (MDD)? It's got the ATI Radeon 9000 Pro that came with it new. Will this work? If not, what do I need to get to make the 30" work? Currently I have a 21" CRT paperweight.....

Power Mac G4 MDD,1.25 GHz Single, 2 GB RAM, 80GB HD, Mac OS X (10.4.8), 400 GB RAID, Pioneer DVR-110, (2) 60 GB Ipod Video, 1GB Shuffle

Posted on Jan 4, 2007 12:28 PM

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Answer 1

CEB II

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Jan 4, 2007 1:12 PM in response to Jim Stembridge

I'm pretty sure that won't work. You need an ATI 9600 or 9800 video card to support a 30" Cinema display. The ATI 9600 was even advertised as having that specific capability.

Carl B.

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Answer 2

Jan 4, 2007 1:12 PM in response to CEB II

I'm pretty sure that won't work. You need an ATI
9600 or 9800 video card to support a 30" Cinema
display. The ATI 9600 was even advertised as having
that specific capability.

Carl B.

Is this video card something I can get online or locally? And how do you like your DVR-111D? Where did you get yours?

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Answer 3

CEB II

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Jan 4, 2007 1:34 PM in response to Jim Stembridge

You can get either video card on-line from numerous vendors (e.g., <http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?model=175&type=Video&TI=2546&shou pgrds=Show+Upgrades>).

Shop for better prices. Note that if you boot into OS 9, not Classic, for any significant amount of your Mac usage, the 9600 card will perform poorly because ATI never released OS 9 drivers for it. If OS 9 isn't an issue, then the 9600 is a good choice and can be had for under $200 on-line.

I really like my DVR-111D, but it isn't much of an upgrade over your DVR-110D. Actually I ordered a DVR-110D, but it was out-of-stock and out-of-production so mwave.com just sent me a DVR-111D.

Carl B.

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Answer 4

Jan 4, 2007 9:18 PM in response to Jim Stembridge

The only card that will run a 30" display at full resolution is the
ATI Radeon® 9600 Pro PC & MAC Edition RoHS 256MB AGP
<http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=3170809>

The 9800 is faster but does not have the dual-link DVI need for the 30" display.

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