HT5918 how to connect 6 DVI Displays to MacPro

Apple states can connect up to 6 DVI displays to a MacPro explanation is not clear. Mixes Mini-Display and USB terminology. What does it mean?

The article you linked to includes:
Mac Pro supports a total of two single-link DVI displays. If you connect a third DVI display using a passive adapter or a display via HDMI, it will cause one of the three displays to become inactive.
Can I connect more than 2 DVI or HDMI displays?
Mac Pro supports a total of two DVI or HDMI displays when connected via the built-in HDMI port or using the Apple Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter. To connect additional DVI displays, use an active DVI adapter such as the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter. You can connect up to six active adapter DVI displays. This requires a powered USB hub since Mac Pro offers four USB ports and you will need six to connect them all.
If your display are 1080p pr less they you can use 2 standard/passive mini displayport to DVI adapters and 4 active mini displayport to DVI adapters. If 1080p or less you do not need the dual-link adapter which are active. Yo can get less expensive active adopters.
If any of your display are greater than 1080p you need the dual-link adapter. Those included a connection to USB for power. These cost about $100 each for the Apple branded ones

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Please tell us what model of Mac you really have. In the body of your post you refer to a Mac Pro, but your profile says you have a MacBook Pro and you've posted in the iMac forum. We need to know what you really have before we can offer any advice. We also need to know what "tried alot but it's not supporting" means.
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Just other users here, no replies from Apple itself.
Besides the included adapter working, there's a MDP to DVI adapter you can buy...
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB570Z/B/mini-displayport-to-dvi-adapter
http://km.support.apple.com/library/APPLE/APPLECARE_ALLGEOS/HT3382/HT3382_4-mdp_ dvi_adapter--001-mul.png
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VRAM Type:
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This model has an Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphics processor that shares memory with the system. Also see: What type of video system is provided by the Aluminum Mac mini models? Which are integrated and which are dedicated? Can the video be upgraded?
Standard VRAM:
512 MB*
Maximum VRAM:
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*Apple quietly reports that with 4 GB of RAM installed, this model uses 512 MB of RAM for graphics. With additional RAM installed, more RAM may be reserved for graphics use.
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Dual Displays
Resolution Support:
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2nd Display Support:
Dual/Mirroring*
2nd Max. Resolution:
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*This model simultaneously supports 1920x1200 on an HDMI or a DVI display (using the included HDMI-to-DVI adapter) and 2560x1600 on a Thunderbolt or Mini DisplayPort display or even a VGA display (with an optional Mini DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter, which is compatible with the Thunderbolt port).
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Not sure if this question should be here or not. It's about Thunderbolt ands DVI displays.

On the Thunderbolt info page on the main Apple site, it states that it is possible to put a Thunderbolt Display in the same daisy chain as an Apple LED. How about 2 DVI displays?
The displays in question would be a Viewsonic VX2433wm (currently running off a MacbookPro) and one of 2 Viewsonic VG2230wm's I have collecting dust. Will they continue collecting dust? 8-/

Let me amend that if I may. To focus the question a bit: I'm about to drop the hammer on the purchase of a new Mac. I'm a pro photographer and my current set-up is the 2007 Core 2 Duo MacBookPro with the VX2433 external monitor mentioned above and all my storage (and Time Machine) is/are (?) on a variety of USB and Firewire drives totaling about 12 Tb. So the system is pretty modular. I don't really use the mobile aspect of the laptop much anymore with an iPad for presentations, so I'd like a little more horsepower than a new MacbookPro but I don't want to break the bank doing it. I guess the one thing I am trying to retain is having 2 screens, because that has allowed me to become spoiled in Photoshop (and shhhh, Lightroom) where I keep most of the palettes on the laptop screen and the work on the calibrated external monitor. So what I was thinking about is a Mac Mini with the faster 2.6Ghz quad i7, the 1Tb Fusion Drive, max'd out to 16Gb of RAM and additionally a Superdrive and wireless track and keys (cuz I wore mine out and am limping on 3rd Party crap). All of that would be $1,666 and probably a pretty kickin' machine for the price I think
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Apple is not clean in:
Mac Pro (Late 2013): Using multiple displays - Apple Support
It includes
Can I connect more than 2 DVI or HDMI displays?
Mac Pro supports a total of two DVI or HDMI displays when connected via the built-in HDMI port or using the Apple Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter. To connect additional DVI displays, use an active DVI adaptersuch as the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter. You can connect up to six active adapter DVI displays. This requires a powered USB hub since Mac Pro offers four USB ports and you will need six to connect them all.
However, that article says:
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I connected 2 DVI displays to my MacPro the graphicscard only sees the one that's connected with a DVI cable not the one connected to the mini displayport.
Does anyone know how to solve this problem?
I have 2 minidisplayports and it doesn't work on either one.

http://www.overclock.net/t/721931/active-vs-passive-displayport-adapters-the-tru th
http://www.atlona.com/Atlona-Dual-Link-DVI-to-Mini-DisplayPort-Converter-USB-Pow ered.html
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what plugs do you really have.. that was confusing? This is a Macbook (not pro)?
First, it could be as simple as going to System Preferences|Displays| and choose to "Detect Display". It may not be recognizing you plugged something in.
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I'm looking for recommendations on how to connect 3 27" Apple cinema displays to a new Mac Pro (single card).
2 connect direct to the mini-displayports; but which adapter converts DVI-D to mini-displayport (not mini-displayport to DVI-D)?
Any suggestions/recommendations with a link would be appreciated.

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hi harry13,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums.
If you're referring to the Lenovo® H405, this unit has an integrated VGA and HDMI out according to this pdf data sheet.
If you'll be using a flat panel monitor (that usualy has a VGA connector and a single link DVI D digital interface), you will need to connect 1 monitor to the VGA out and use an HDMI to single link DVI-D converter on the other monitor. You might need to scan for hardware changes under the device manager to identify the monitor that's connected to the HDMI to DVI-D converter. Note that you need to change the video setup under BIOS to IGD or the onboard graphics.
If you'll be using your discrete video adapter for the multi-monitor setup, you must change the video setup to PEG under the BIOS and the video card must have a vga or hdmi/dvi out.
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