ADC-DVI issues ?

I am using Boot Camp on a 2.66 Mac Pro. I have a ADC-DVI adapter on a second monitor, to which I have plugged in my USB mouse. I note that after the last set of updates, when I boot into Win XP, the mouse is off. If I quickly (within 20 seconds or so) go, and unplug and replug in the USB cable from the ADC-DVI adapter, the mouse comes back on. If I wait too long, this doesnt work, and I have no mouse no matter where I plug it into .
Anyone else see this ?
Mad Dog

So can you confirm that this is the adapter you are using, and that the power supply (top item in the picture) is plugged into a live outlet and appears to be providing power to the display?
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Hi,
I have an HDTV that I want to use as a second monitor but primarily as an HD monitor for external playback from Final Cut. I need to know if this will work before I go and buy all of these cables.
Can I go out of my ADC with a ADC > DVI then go into the TV with DVI to HDMI? Would that work. Can I bypass the DVI and just find an ADC > HDMI cable? I don't even know if there is such a thing.
Thanks for the help.

I just posted this on another msg board regarding the topic::
Here is the link to the post too:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7922323#post7922323
I just received my cables in the mail today and set everything up.
This is what I did:
Dual Mac G5 2.5 w/ ATI x800XT
DVI -> Apple Cinema Display
ADC -> Belkin ADC to DVI Monitor Adapter -> Gefen DVI to HDMI Cable
Going to a Samsung 32" LN-S3251D
I did run into some little issues that I am trying to resolve. For some reason this setup did not initially work because my television would not switch to HDMI input. I don't think it was receiving a signal although in my system preferences it detected both displays. So I put the cinema display on the adc to dvi adapater and the LCD TV directly to the DVI output on the ATI card. This worked but tweaking resolutions and messing with the mirror mode wasn't producing what I wanted.
So while the computer and all the displays were still on, I switched the cables back to the original set up. Works perfect. I have 1 inch of black space running vertically to the left and right of my desktop (on the LCD TV). My cinema display looks the same as before. This is on mirror mode.
The thing I can not figure out, is how the **** can I keep this setup without losing the signal to the tv. If i switch to a different input source on the LCD, I can not get back to the HDMI with the computer showing
I am kinda new to this stuff... Any suggestions?
Cheers,
Scott

ADC - DVI - ADC Connection possible?

Hi Everyone,
We put one of our editing machines around to the other room to get it out of the way. In order to make the cable long enough we had to buy an ADC-DVI converter. Run it to a 15' DVI cable, to the mac, then that DVI connection back to an ADC connection on the graphic card. The monitor won't turn on. Is there something plain wrong with connecting things this way around? Any help on the topic would be mucho appreciated since we tried to upgrade to a new card and still experiencing the same problem. Perhaps some kind of incompatibility issue with stepping back and forth between the connections?
The monitors are 1 23" Studio and one 17" Studio both LCDs. They are in proper working order, and if you connect direct into the ADC port without the adapter it works. Radeon X800 Mac edition card under the hood as well.
-Colin
Power Mac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Yes. as far as I can tell, the only time any problems come up is when the ADC-DVI adapter gets thrown into the equation (although, it does work when I want to send a signal to a regular DVI monitor) its left me completely clueless and apple tech couldn't figure out what was going on. You pretty much described our set up perfectly. Seems to be quite the troubleshoot here.
-Colin
ADC port on graphics card, to ADC to DVI adapter, to
15' DVI-D or DVI-I cable, to DVI to ADC adapter (the
one with the power supply), to ADC LCD display should
work.
Does the ADC monitor work with the DVI to ADC adapter
if you plug the adapter directly into the DVI port on
the graphics card?
Power Mac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

ADC/dvi video card

Is it possible to get a ADC/Dvi video card for an open PCi X slot? or would I be better off getting a card w/2 dvis and purchasing the adapter because it is older technology? I have an older 23" display.

A PCI slot wouldn't have the extra connector that provides the display power, so ADC cards are only made for AGP slots.

ADC-DVI = green screen

Hello
I experienced the "green screen" problem connecting a second monitor to a G5. I suppose it's a problem of wiring in the ADC-DVI adapter. Does somebody know how to hack the adapter to let the monitor get the right signal from red and blue channels? ADC-VGA adapters are no longer available, and I don't want to put a second video card.
thanks to everybody

Hi-
Welcome to Discussions!
First, check that no pins within the connectors are bent.
If you want to rewire, here are some pinouts:
ADC connector pinout
DVI connector pinout
VGA connector pinouts
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Would like to use both ports adc dvi for hdmi for maca1047

I have a Mac A1047 dual 2.0 and would like to use both ports, adc/dvi to hdmi is the an adapter for both? I am in Michigan is there a store here does apple store carry anything like this and do I have to go online?

Hello, it may be tough finding an ADC->DVI adapter, & not certain ADC->DVI->HDMI 2 adapters will work.
I'm reasonably certain Apple no longer carries anything for ADC.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=27382 87&SRCCODE=WEBGOOPA&cm_mmc_o=mH4CjC7BBTkwCjCV1-CjCE&gclid=CK_q5ZuChbkCFSU6QgodOk cAIQ
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rocketfish%26%23153%3B---DVI-to-HDMI-Adapter/9205745 .p?id=1218058779564&skuId=9205745
Or a DVI->HDMI cable, besides the ADC->DVI adapter...
http://dvi-to-hdmi-review.toptenreviews.com/index.html

DVI to ADC Adapter issues

I have a PowerBook G4 and a 17" studio display that is connected to a DVI to ADC adapter. One day I must of done something because now when I start up with the monitor connected is immediately shuts down the system. Also when I have my lap top turned on and I plug in the monitor It goes through the start up process and the 17" will display the shut down selection and then just quit! Very frustrating!!!
I did check to make sure that the monitor is working and it is. I checked it on my G$ box and it started up perfectly! Any idea as to what is wrong or what I need to change on my PowerBook to make the monitor work? Any ideas will be greatly appreciated!!!

So can you confirm that this is the adapter you are using, and that the power supply (top item in the picture) is plugged into a live outlet and appears to be providing power to the display?
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Mini with 22" ADC Cinema Display w/ADC-DVI

Greetings...
I've been playing with my new 1.4Ghz mini and the display I happen to have free right now is an original 22" Cinema Display. I have the ADC to DVI adapter for this display and it's rock solid on my old G4 Sawtooth. Anyway on the mini it works very nicely exept for one problem. I get a flicker that seems to tie to system activity. May be voltage variations effecting the internal video DVI drivers. OK my question it. 1) Has anyone else out there tried this combination? (Apple's monitor compatibility chart says it's supported so I know somone at Apple tried it). 2) Do you have any image stability issues like flickering. I'm asking this because I'm now wondering if maybe my little guy is a bit faulty in the video department. I'll try my new 20" display tomorrow to see if it has the same problem.
Anyway this is an amazing little box. BTW mine currently has the minimum RAM but that will change as soon as I put this video issue to bed. Hope to use it in my studio because it's so quiet... Very nice in the sound department.
Enjoy,
--Bryan

Good news...
Well I managed to locate a rev B version of the DVI-ADC adapter. First good news is the price is now down to $99 from the original $150. Second good news is that the /B version seems to work. No more flicker!!
Hey Michael L... Thanks for the suggestion it worked!!
So while this isn't the cheapest solution, it does seem to work so far and considering the cost of a new 22 or 23" monitor vs. using my excellent 22" ADC Cinema Display I'm feeling OK about it.
So John you might want to give a rev. /B version of the adapter a try. BTW the actual adapter is absolutely identical to the REV /A version on the outside the only difference it the serial number is in a different range. If you buy an open box make sure the serial number matches on the box that shows the /B revision matches the actual unit.
Happy Hunting... They are not easy to find. Yeah I know this $600 Mac is starting to rack up the bucks but hey considering it has better performance than my original G4 Sawtooth that I paid like 5X as much for I can't complain too loud...
This will hold until Apple can produce a new truly drool worthy high end machine. The bar just went up with the introduction of the mini. The new once has got to be small, it's got to be silent and it goes with out saying it's got to be so fast it will make you cry. Until then I'll use what I have right now...
Next I need to track down a good 1GB stick of ram for the Mini...
Enjoy,
--Bryan

Mini Displayport to Dual-Link DVI Issues on 30" Cinema Display

I know this problem has been around for a while, and that there are several other discussion on it, but my goal here is to point out that even in mid-2011, this issue remains.
Here's my configuration:
30" Cinema Display
Dual-link MDP to DVI adapter with 1.03 firmware (purchased August 2011 from an Apple Store)
New-ish MacBook Pro (purchased December 2010) with Mini Displayport
Symptoms:
On dark areas of the screen, DVI noise appears (horizontal flickers of light coming and going at random)
Attempted Fixes:
Unplugging the display and plugging it back in to the computer (failed)
Restarting the computer (failed)
Tightening the connections on the Dual-Link DVI adapter (failed)
Sleeping the display and awaking it (failed)
Some suggest getting a new 27" Cinema Display with native Mini Displayport/Thunderbolt support. I actually have one, but I cannot tolerate the glare on the glossy displays, so I'm "downgrading" to a 30" Cinema Display.
Is there any remaining hope for this issue?

I still cannot understand why you would return everything... Ultimately you want this computer right? Once the bugs on the adapter are fixed are you gonna go back and re-buy it?
Seems like a lot of time spent out of spite and not for good reason. Me, this is the best Mac I've ever owned (and I've owned many. no, really.) and I'm happy to wait for this adapter w/ this machine in stead of going back to my other box.
I observed a similar client of mine w/ an iPhone... after the first week, he didn't like the keyboard and a few other things, so he took it back and went back to using his Blackberry -only to dump the Blackberry again for the iPhone, because he realized that the iPhone still did more things better than the Blackberry.
J.

Mini DisplayPort to DVI issues

I just recently purchased the new aluminum MacBook, having previously owned one of the very last iterations of the white MacBooks.
With my old white MacBook I had purchased a Mini-DVI to DVI adapter, and was using that to connect to a DVI to HDMI cable, and that cable was going into my HDTV. I would select and check Overscan under the Display Options of my HDTV, which appeared as PDP-xx50SX under my MacBook, and two black bands would be added to the top and bottom of my MacBook's display, and I would get a full screen crisp image on my HDTV that I was very satisfied with, I would use this to view TV Shows and Movies on Hulu without any issues.
I no longer have that MacBook as a few days ago I got my new aluminum MacBook, and with it my Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter. 4 hours ago I wanted to catch up on The Office, so I plugged in my new adapter to the Mini DisplayPort, hooked up my DVI to HDMI cable, and that into my TV, just like I did with my previous MacBook. That was 4 hours ago, and I am still unable to properly configure it like my last MacBook.
I have been beating my head for 4 hours now looking across every forum on the internet, every thread, and every possible way to type out this issue on Google to find any and all results. For some reason I just do not get the Options tab like I was able to on my old MacBook where I could then select the Overscan checkbox.
This is really frustrating, I've tried every possible combination of resolution, mirrored and not, and nothing works like it did with my old MacBook. I simply cannot get a correct full screen image on my HDTV.
Is this a firmware issue? Has it already been addressed and I somehow missed it? Is there any fix? Is this the cause of DisplayPort? Why wouldn't nVidia's 9400m be able to do the same thing Intel's GMA X3100 did? So many questions, and I didn't know where to turn to so I came here to the Apple Support forums hoping I'd get some resolution or reassurance this is something that will be/is being addressed. The only fixes I've seen online are programs like SwitchResX or DisplayConfigX, but I'm not that technically savvy and would rather not fry my screen, especially when it worked perfectly out of the box with my older MacBook. Help!

I am also frustrated by the new display port. I have purchased a DisPort to DVI connector from the Apple store and the pin configuration is different than previous all other Apple adapters (DVI-I). The 4-ins around the blade are missing in the new adapter. The genius bar said in Orlando that the new adapters are a new version of DVI called DVI-D. So all my previous investment cabling is hosed. I was away from the home 20 so I purchased yet another $29 VGA adapter from the Apple store to complete my mission.
Moral of the sad story - Buy a DVI-I to DVI-D adapter if you own and use a MacBook for presentations. The Apple Store does not carry them.
Hey wait a minute is this tied to the disappearing Firewire connector???
Mike
PS - I was ablt to find a DVI-D to HDMI connector that I will try when I get back home...stay tuned!!

G3 B & W Graphics cards - can I fit ADC/DVI?

Ey up all,
Have just been given a trusted but old G3 350 B&W by my boss (for free!!) so I thought it would make a nice machine to use as a basic Photoshop/scanning machine for the missus to do her artwork on.
It's got 1gb of RAM and a newish 60GB Seagate 7200rpm HD so has all the bits I need. However, the graphics card is the original ATI 16mb with a VGA connector. Can I actually fit a newer card from a vendor like ATI that carries ADC or DVI, so I can use something like the classic 17" Apple LCD Studio Display (M7649)? There are loads of these displays floating about on ebay for a good price. If I can do this, it means I don't have to go for one of the matching blueberry CRT displays that take up a bit too much room on a desk.
I know I could go for a third-party TFT from the likes of Dell or ACER but being a typical machead, I like to keep it Apple all the way!!
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Unless you really want an ADC-based Apple LCD Display, I'd go for an LCD display that uses a VGA or DVI port. There are plenty of them available today, and new ones are not extremely expensive. The ADC connection provides the video signal and power to the display. Using an adapter to connect the Apple display's ADC connector to a DVI port doesn't provide the necessary power for the display. The B&W G3 has a dedicated 66 MHz PCI slot for a graphics card, but doesn't have a power supply with a lot of output (by today's standards). If you were to install a newer Mac-compatible Radeon with a DVI port to use an ADC display, you'd need Apple's adapter, to power the display. If you want to use a widescreen display, be sure that the display card supports its optimal resolution at the 16:9 aspect ratio. The original Radeon Mac Edition and Radeon 7000 Mac Edition featured VGA and DVI ports, as well as 32 MBs of DDR memory. These cards can be purchased secondhand for little now, although the original Radeon Mac Edition is more scarce. There are newer Radeon cards for Macs, like the 9200, but PCI versions are not as abundant as their AGP counterparts.

X800xt vga or 9800xt pro adc+dvi ?

Hi
Yesterday, I received a second hand X800XT that I plugged in my PowerMac (2x2GHz). First deception, it had a DVI and a VGA port, not a DVI+ADC as the 9600 I used to have until then.
I worked a moment but never could get a DVI signal. I however got an expected 1600x1200 through the VGA port. Seemed responsive using Aperture but it'd have to be recalibrated.
The seller confirmed me that this very card can only feed 2 VGA monitors, no DVI.
He proposed me to swap my X800XT for a 9800XT with the expected port and 256MB of VRAM.
So, my question is:
As I work primarily with Final Cut Studio and Aperture, what's better for me:
1) To keep the X800XT and feed 2 VGA (LCD) monitors with it?
2) To go for the 9800XT
3) to just forget about that and keep my 9600 1st gen with 64MB which at least could decently feed both of my ADC and DVI monitors but not quick enough to work in real time with Motion or Aperture?
I really need help here, thanks in advance.

Hi
I've seen some X800XTs on eBay which are PC cards flashed with the Mac ROM. These happened to explicitly state the DVI port was only functional as a second analogue VGA port using an adpater (supplied). It sounds as if the card you received is also a flashed PC version.
The 'official' Mac version has a DVI and ADC port (both fully functional). It's fairly expensive in comparison though and Mac compatible ATI cards in general seem to be in short supply at the moment.
If you've already got two digital DVI or ADC monitors, I'd personally be reluctant to switch to analogue VGA which would be a backwards step. I guess a fourth option, return the card and buy the official Mac version when available would be the best solution, budget permitting.

More HDMI to DVI issues

I can't go back to the original software and any restore of the Apple TV always updates the software.
I have a Gateway 42" Plasma DVI TV and after reading a lot on this board, I bought this switcher to use between the Apple TV and my TV:
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It seemed to work fine (although I only used a few minutes) and then I upgraded the Apple TV software to the latest version. Now the menus have a terrible red tint to them. When you first turn on the Apple TV, it looks fine with the Apple logo in grey on a black background, then as soon as the menu comes up, everything goes red.
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- Mike

I don't think you ever actually had 720p. I just did a search for a review of your model and this article states your TV only supports 480i, 480p, and 1080i.
http://www.hometheater.com/crtdisplays/56/
The review was from 2001 which is almost 10 years ago. It seems many older HDTVs from this era lacked 720p support so if anything I would be thankful that Apple added 480p support so that people with older HDTVs would be fully supported. When the Apple TV only supported 720p output, TVs like yours would have wavy lines and defects in the picture (if it worked at all) because the 720p was not supported by their TVs. There was a huge thread about this and after the update many reported that the addition of 480p output completely fixed the issue.
I'm not sure exactly what you had that made you think it was 720p. Do you actually see a big difference in quality or are you just going off the output resolution number you see in Settings?

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