DVI adapter crashes MacBook Pro

Hello,
I have a MacBook Pro with a DVI output, So I bought a DVI to HDMI adapter just like this one: http://www.sanace.com/IT/images/dvi-hdmi.jpg
Whenever I plug the adapter into my MacBook Pro (with or without any HDMI cable) it crashes by shutting down abruptly after a few seconds.
I found this thread: http://discussions.info.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10743123#10743123
and it seems the be the exact same problem, but there are no answers.
I have Mac OS X 10.6.3
Thank you

If your MBP works properly in all other respects, I would certainly suspect a faulty adapter first. Besides, the adapter is a lot cheaper to replace than the MBP.
You have one of the older MB Pros. This forum concerns the newer, unibody models.
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