Dual ADC and dual VGA......Possible?

My mate and I are both running a VGA LCD display connected via the included VGA to DVI adaptor plus an Apple Studio Display (ADC). Both on G4 MDD.
Identical Systems at work (Pre-Press)
Is there a way that He can run two LCD's and I can run two Apple Studio Displays?

So, (assuming one card, with one of each ADC and DVI ports) to run another ADC display on a machine with an existing ADC display, you need a DVI to ADC adapter like the following:
http://www.kvm-switches-online.com/ext-dvi-2-adc.html
http://www.smalldog.com/product/12651652/atfgc
Then, to run 2 VGA displays on one machine, you need the current DVI to VGA adapter plus an ADC to VGA adapter:
http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=1299
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Hello all, I just recieved my 30'' Cinema Displays from the Fedex man this morning and am having a bit of trouble getting everything up and running.
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Currently at my disposal to make this work I have:
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I say this because no matter what I do I cannot get both moniters to function properly.
At first I had had both cards in my desktop running SLI, and I attempted to plug in the monitors, neither would turn on when I booted up the pc, I tried every array I could possibly think of to even get some activity out of both, or even a SOLO monitor with the cards on SLI Mode.
Eventually I just grabbed one of the cards out, so that I was running on a single 7800 GTX card.
WHAM both monitors booted up normally heres the problem Im now faced with, in this mode I can set one monitors resolution (whichever monitor I have set as primary) to the normal maximum allowed by the 30'' Cinema.
The problem comes when faceing the other monitor which is stuck at 1280 x800, giving a very wierd look and panning feel.
Is there any way at all to make theese work?
I dont care If i have to go down to 1 card, or even go buy a new card
I just want both monitors to be running at high res.
Thanks a bundle,
Nick

You have to look at the specs for your video cards, but it looks like your video card only supports one dual-link DVI and the other connection is single-link DVI. You need a card with dual dual-link DVI outputs. I believe the high end ATI X1800 and X1900 video cards support this.
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Am thinking about upgrading my G4 computers and going to the G5 Powermac. More than likely a dual processor or dual core. What is the difference between the dual processor and dual core? Is there any difference between these re: efficiency and how they work overall?

A "dual processor" refers to two physically distinct and separate chips. A "dual-core" refers to 2 processors on a single chip, often sharing certain resources (eg cache, memory, etc).
As far as I know, the only dual processor G5 Apple currently offers, is the Quad, or 2 dual-cores. The 2 GHz & 2.3 GHz machines, have only a single chip with dual-cores (2 processors on each chip), to the best of my knowledge.
To the best of my knowledge, having separate chips is better whenever possible, than multiple-cores (processors) on a single chip, because multiple cores have to share resources.
However, if you can only have a single chip, multiple-cores (2 processors) are advantages. It won't double your productivity, but should give it least a 40-60% boost. This assumes that the specific software you are running, takes advantage of multiple cores. A lot of software does not take advantage of multiple cores, and having a multiple-core machine is a waste.

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Just got my quad and after some hoops to jump thru I have fcp 4.5/compressor 1.2 running fine now.....
Now these times are not 100% accurate....off by a few minutes here and there but this is what i've got from going from two g4's dual 450 and dual 1.25 to a G5 Quad.....
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All I have to say is holy crap batman!!
For me getting the quad now certainly makes a lot of financial sense as I will be able to finish projects a lot faster. I have a back log of about a dozen projects. Can now ship off my slowest mac to a friend who can work for me as well.....:)
The Upgrade is coming in the next week or two and I should see a bit of a difference there as well.....
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I finally got my tv-out feature working by using the unofficial bios from MSI. This resolved the "orange/brown" screen issue. :O
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I have the g4mx440 with dual vga output. (not one vga jack and one dvi with an apadpter, just two vga connectors). I am running two analog monitors with the card and they are both working fine. But, since i have now gained the use of my Tv-out feature, i was wandering how i would set up this card to use my TV as a third monitor. When i goto my display settings it only shows two monitors that i can alter but if i disable one and reboot with only 1 analog connected and the tv-out it works. I was playing with nviews settings and somehow made my tv the primary display and lost one of my analogs (kinda like all 3 wont work at the same time). What am i doing wrong or what do i need to do.
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Hi,
Here's some generic advice, but which might not apply to your specific hardware.
You can't get 3 *different* pictures from this type of card, only 2. It effectively has two independent channels, and one channel has the choice of *either* VGA out *or* TV out. It may even be possible to use both at once - but it will be the same picture. You might need a third party utility like TVtool to let you use VGA and TV out simultaneously, and your VGA monitor might not like the non-standard frequencies on the VGA that are a byproduct of generating TV out frequencies (especially in PAL). LCD monitors are generally worse than CRTs in this respect.
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Dual ADC displays and a vid card w/ no ADC ?

Hi.
I've got a PowerMac G4 with an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro vid. card. I bought it when I purchased my 17" Apple display not knowing that the Apple display had its own connector that required me to but a $99 adaptor that also requires a power cord!
Anyway, my old CRT (that acted as my 2nd display on the G4) finally died. I purchased a nice 15" Apple display, but apparently forgot to consider the ADC connection.
I need a cheap, fast solution.
I've got a G4 with the 9800 Radeon which has a DVI and VGA connection.
By the way, does having 128MB DDR of video ram help with rendering time??
Ok, back to the original question.
I also have the original video card that came with the PowerMac G4 1.2mhz Quicksilver. I believe it's an 9000 Radeon. It's got an ADC and VGA connection.
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Hi
As far as I'm aware, the Radeon 9000 that came as the stock graphics card in certain PowerMacs had an ADC connector and a DVI connector. It also came with a DVI to VGA adapter. If this is the case you should be able to attach one monitor directly to the ADC connector and the other to the DVI connector using the $99 DVI to ADC adapter. You'd be losing the benefit of the Radeon 9800 though.
Unfortunately there aren't any graphics cards with dual ADC connectors, as the card (and AGP slot) would have to provide enough juice to power two monitors. The options seem to be:
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2. One AGP card with two DVI connectors, which would require two DVI to ADC adapters, such as the Radeon 9600 retail version. Mines worked perfectly, although there do seem to be problems with it in certain Quicksilvers and Digital Audio G4s.
3. One AGP card with a DVI connector, which would require a DVI to ADC adapter, such as your existing Radeon 9800 and one PCI card with a DVI connector, which would also require a DVI to ADC adapter, such as the Radeon 9200. An AGP card with an ADC connector would also work but seems pointless given you've already got the 9800 and adapter.
Unfortunately I'm not sure there is a really cheap solution. As already mentioned, there are VGA to DVI converter boxes on the market, but they're incredibly expensive and you'd be converting from digital to analogue and back to digital, with some loss of quality.

Mac Mini 5, Dual Displays, and a Projector?

I'm considering purchasing a Mac Mini 5, but need it to support dual monitors and a projector simultaneously. When I use the system, I will be running skype, video camera, audio, and a projector (for power point presentations, websites, youtube videos, etc) at the same time.
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I purchased a MSI FM2-A55m-E33 Mainboard, AMD APU (A8-5600K), 8 GB Kingston HyperX Memory and a MSI Radeon 6670 viseo vard to do a CrossfireX budget gaming rig.
I have 2 Problems, the memory can not be set over 1333 MHz, if I set it to 1600 in the bios after about 10 minutes of playing wow, the game closes, if I set it back to default (1333) it runs fine.
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Quote from: oozz77 on 28-November-12, 21:28:39
I think you got the wrong card for "duel graphics".
I'm sure it can't be higher than a 6570 model with a A8-5600 and that's why it isn't working as it should!!
You can now only use the 6670 once you set i in the bios or simply try to exchange it for a 6570.
Yup, what you have integrated graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7560D, recommended what you need for dual graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6570
http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/dual-graphics/Pages/dual-graphics.aspx#3
Although that RAM is primarily meant for Intel Sandy Bridge system with 1600 XMP profile it's possible it may be OK for your system but you would have been better off getting RAM for AMD system instead. When trying for 1600 did you bump up voltage from 1.5V to a bit more like maybe 1.55 to see if it would run stable?
Research for proper component compatibility goes a long way to eliminate problems such as what you are having.

MiniDock and Dual Monitors

I have a month old T61 14" widescreen with discrete graphics... I've just ordered an Advanced Mini Dock port replicator. I already have a 22" LCD and I'm thinking about getting a second one, however I'm wondering if it's possible to run dual LCD's off of the port replicator (and not have the laptop screen on at all)?? I'll end up having a DVI and a VGA connection for each LCD, and I believe the port replicator has both? Will the video card support this (it's a NVIDIA)?
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As outouser says both are supported.
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Dual ADC AGP card supplier?

Hi,
I'm trying to assist a user who is looking to replace a dead dual ADC graphics card (RADEON blah blah) in one of the first PowerMac G5s. Can someone recommend a suitable dual ADC card and UK supplier? [Cheers]
I seem to recall that you have to be careful when sourcing AGP cards in Macs i.e. you need to get the 'Mac Edition' in the case of ATI, but am not sure about Nvidia etc. Am I barking up the wrong tree thinking that the cards in question have extra pins (for power)?
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No graphics board has more than one ADC port. There is an adapter to use an ADC display with a DVI port.
<http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=CC1BA768&nplm= M8661>
You will need a Mac G5 version of whatever board you get. The only new ADC G5 board being made is the
ATI Radeon® X800 XT MAC Edition RoHS 256MB AGP
<http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=3170810>
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<http://www.welovemacs.com/g5video.html>
<http://www.welovemacs.com/agpg5vica.html>
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Without authentication; a SMTP is specific of the provider.
When WAN1 comes down, SMTP to be used is the SMTP corresponding to WAN2 and vice versa.
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I'm having trouble getting two monitors to work. They used to work fine. There have been no changes to hardware. Now the DVI monitor is blank. The DVI monitor does work with other computers (I'm working through a KVM switch).
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Apply reverts to (1 Bright and 2 Grayed)
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Set up multiple displays show choice is Only use one display (Single)
Second monitor choice is grayed
Presentation Director
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Laptop and monitor choices exist
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The docking station is a type 2504. I have both the VGA and the DVI port hooked up to identical flat screen monitors. I have no intention of messing with that because the setup is working successfully via a KVM switch. Both ports and both monitors are working. However, there is a problem with swithching modes with the Lenovo laptop. The problem does not exist with any other computer working through the KVM switch.
Please note that:
this Laptop on this docking station, at my home, with all wiring and monitors unchanged, has worked for a long time.
I took the laptop off the docking station, went to a meeting, hooked up to a projector, and successfully configured the laptop such that the laptop screen and the projector were displaying the same screen at the meeting.
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Although changing the display within Windows Control Panel / Display was an option, any attempt to extend or replicate the dispay on the second monitor would fail and Windows Control Panel / Display would go back to the single monitor configuration was not successful and effectively ignored by both Windows Control Panel / Display and NVIDIA Control Panel.
You may note the use of past tense. I simply gave up and went to doing productive work on one monitor. After a few weeks, I went back to NVIDIA Control Panel and the second monitor was detected. I was able to Display / Set-up Multiple Displays via NVIDIA Control Panel. Subseaquently, I was able to use Windows Control Panel Display to enable and configure the second monitor and both monitors started working again (without having made any changes to wiring etc).
I don't believe there is any difference in how I used NVIDIA Control Panel on this successful attempt than in any of the earlier failed attempts. There seems to be some sort of a problem with getting the Lenovo to recognize that the second monitor is really there. Please addess this part of the problem as I expect to repeat the process in an upcoming meeting with this laptop.
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I'm looking for a videocard that supports dual monitors and Rotation for PowerMac G5. I've got two Dell 2407WFP monitors rotated to 90 -I've been running an ATI Radeon X1900 256 pcie16 but apparently it is over heating -not even exactly sure if that indeed is the case but all the symptoms I've looked up online point to this problem. Anyways -just looking for a card that will do the job -I don't run games -this is just for work machine doing photoshop and related programs. Thanks for any help anyone may have!

Hi-
A flashed card is a WinPC card that has been modified to accept a Mac ROM to provide for Mac compatibility.
Occasionally, soldering and other physical modifications are required.
Without this modification, a WinPC graphics card cannot be used in a MAc.
Without this modification, Mac users are limited to only a handful of used, OEM options.
The Geforce 7800 GS is the only 7800 card that may be used in a G5 (or G4).
The card must have been or be converted to Mac compatibility.
For dual monitors (DVI) the best performance choices are the Geforce 6800 Ultra (flashed or OEM), a rare, but occasionally available Geforce 6800 GT (flashed), an OEM Radeon X800XT (use ADC/DVI adapter on ADC port) a rare and expensive Radeon FireGL X800 (flashed).
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For less demanding graphics work, an OEM Radeon 9650 offers dual digital output.
Other OEM graphics cards will have either DVI/DVI or ADC/DVI.
All OEM graphics cards are only available as used.
All cards are easiest to obtain on eBay.
Prices vary, but deals can be found.
Expect to pay $150-$325 for any of the cards listed.
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