Getting dual cinema displays to work on single processor G5

Hi,
I installed the nVidia Geforce 6800 Ultra. I hooked up the twin Cinema displays using the Apple DVI to ADC adapters. I booted up and both screens are black. The video card is getting power. Everything seems fine but monitors aren't working. Any ideas for troubleshooting?

Hi! Does that card support two monitors? I don't remember. Try a PRAM reset. (command option p r ) 4keys down at startup and see if that helps. If it doesn't try one monitor at a time and set the resolution low to something like 800x600 and 60hz. Tom
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