Apple Cinema Display on PC w/Radeon 5850

I have an Apple 24" LED Cinema Display and thought it would work with the new Radeon 5850 since it has DisplayPort. I'm using a female Mini DisplayPort to male DisplayPort cable.
http://estore.circuitassembly.com/pr...ter-Cable.html
When hooked to the PC, the Apple display doesn't have a picture. If I hook up a DVI display I get the following error in Windows.
"The system has detected a link failure and cannot set the requested resolution and refresh rate on your DisplayPort display. Your display might not support the requested resolution or there may be an issue with the cable connecting the display to your computer."
The Apple display shows up in the Catalyst Control Center, I am just unable to use it without getting that error. The display itself works fine on my MBP, and I have tested the cable using the Apple Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter to hook up a DVI display to the PC's DisplayPort, and that works, so I know the cable is good and the DisplayPort connector on the card works too. XFX technical support doesn't have the Apple display to be able to test it in their lab, and ATI is on holiday break until next Tuesday. So, in the meantime I thought I'd check here and see if anyone else has tried this same setup or one similar.
I've heard from others who have connected the Apple Cinema Display using the same cable to other PC video cards with DisplayPort, and it works, so it seems like a compatibility issue with either the 5850 series or the XFX card in particular. It is a very strange issue because technically there is no reason the Apple Cinema Display shouldn't work on a DisplayPort equipped PC.

I just drove down to CA and bought one of those cables. It worked with my XFX 5870 to connect an Apple MDP to Dual-Link adapter....to get the "DP" part of Eyefinity covered. Oddly, I also found the same Femal MDP to Male DP adapter from another company called CPUSTuff. They happened to be in THE SAME BUILDING. 2 different guys came out with each of the cables. The white one from CA works...the black one from CPUStuff...DOESN'T.
The Eyefinity connection is touch and go, at best. I am able to make it work....but it drops out everytime I end a game or let monitors go to sleep.
Hope better compatability is coming...feels very "buggy"

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I was thinking of getting a 30" display, but the Apple Store says I need a Dual-Link DVI, which I don't think my graphics card supports, but the Store also says I need an ATI Radeon 9650 or better, which I imagine the 9800 Pro is.
I've looked at the ATI site for data on the graphics card, but their online manual shows a completely different set of connections on the card. They show VGA and S-Video out ports that mine doesn't have.
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The 9800 is faster than the 9650, but it doesn't have a dual-link DVI port.
Make sure you were looking at the Mac section of ATI's site. PC and Mac versions of the same card may have different port configurations.
AGP cards with dual-link DVI, starting with the fastest:
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<http://www.welovemacs.com/0831xeghr.html>
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra 256 MB (Two dual-link DVI)
<http://www.welovemacs.com/6613332.html>
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<http://www.welovemacs.com/6613441.html>
ATI Radeon 9650 XT (Single-link, dual-link DVI)
<http://www.mac-pro.com/ATI-Radeon-9650-256MB-for-G5-661-3593?sc=2&category=42>
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro PC & MAC Edition RoHS 256MB AGP (Single-link, dual-link DVI)
<http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=3170809>
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I'm able to display "ok" when I connect the Apple display to my machine via the DVI port. However, when I try to do something intensive - like watch a DVD, a lot of vertical interference bars appear across the screen. When I close the DVD, the vertical interference bars go away.
However, I'm able to watch a DVD just fine on an SVGA monitor attached to the graphics card with no interference patterns.
The video card is supposed to support DDC technology. I have the most recent drivers for the video card. I've also made sure to disable to the existing integrated Intel GMA 900 video card on the PC. The bios screen does show up on the Apple display.
Any suggestions of things to try before throwing in the towel and saying that this video card really isn't compatible with the 23" Apple cinema display?
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This is not an uncommon problem. It's often called dancing pixels or noise/static, so you can search the topic for more info.
Some ATI video cards, with the latest ATI drivers installed, have the option to reduce DVI frequency or use alternate DVI operational mode. Check and see if your video card supports those options, and play around with them if so. Also, you can try using some third-party programs to create a new resolution profile with a refresh rate of 58 or 59Hz instead of the standard 60Hz.
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Thank you very much. I didn't know this driver.
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I wanted to ask if there are any Apple Cinema displays that are comnpatible with a Power Mac G3 tower model?
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Yes, it is possible to do so. You would have to replace the existing video card with something like an ATI Radeon 9200:
http://www.ati.com/products/radeon9200/radeon9200me/specs.html
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I have learned alot on these forums but seldom post. Thanks in advance!
I have a G5 dual 2.0 Powermac, not sure what OS- I should know but honestly haven't updated it in a couple years. It's hooked up to a 23" Apple Cinema Display. I went to turn it on yesterday and the monitor did not come on. The comp appeared to be on, the normal sounds were coming from the machine- the eject button worked, the volume buttons were working, hard drive spinning etc. tried moving the mouse, hit space bar, etc.
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Hi-
When the LED is "On", the display is "Off".
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301944
You are sure that no flashing is occurring?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88366
Does touching the Power button on the side have any effect?
How did you reset PRAM? Keyboard command?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
Try resetting the PMU/SMU:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86760
Can you boot in Safe Mode? To start up into Safe Mode (to "Safe Boot"), do this:
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-Tip: The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone but not before.
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106388
Does video display when booting from OS X install disk?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300537
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Isn't it it nice to have your issues solved.!!
I was wondering if you would help us out, & mark you posts so that this message on top of your threads are gone:
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I have a brand new 27 inch iMac. I also own a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display. What peripheral adaptor do I need to connect the display to my new iMac?

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- Anonymous
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http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB571Z/A/mini-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-ada pter
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