Imac with 2 cinema displays, help.

I currently have a intel based imac 17" the one with the camera on top.
Hooked up with that i have a 20" apple cinema display, aluminium one.
I will shortly be upgrading to the aluminium 24" imac.
I have just bought a second 20" apple cinema display so i can have 3 screens.
My first display is connected by the mini display port to my 17" iMac,
What adapters will i need for the second display to work with this imac as well.
then when i upgrade to the 24" iMac will i need different adapters?
Also I have my 24" iMac already but it needs a graphics card... Which one should i use and how much are they?
Thanks, Sam.

Could i use some of these cables?
It says they are thunderbolt conpatable.
http://www.macfixit.com.au/shop/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=229
http://www.macfixit.com.au/shop/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=2444

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Yesterday I went to the Apple Store and asked about buying a new 27" iMac and connecting it to my 24" Cinema Display. I was told that I could do that with an adapter and was sold a Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter.
When I got home I realized that wasn't the correct adapter. I called the store and was told that it wasn't possible to connect the iMac to that particular monitor. (As an aside, I was really ****** because that was the whole reason for making this purchase!)
Then I realized that the video plug fit in the iMac video port. I plugged it in and it seems to be working just fine. I just don't have the power and USB plugs from the monitor cable plugged in.
So, am I okay doing this? Am I hurting anything? Was the genius at the Apple store wrong when I was told I couldn't connect the iMac and the Cinema display? The reason for my concern, several years ago I plugged an external display into an older iMac and it caused video problems requiring the replacement of the monitor.
I can't seem to easily find anything in the forums, so any response/reassurance would be much appreciated!!

OK, you confused me talking about the m-DP to DVI adapter. The Apple Store should refund your money for that bad recommendation. I think whomever sold it to you made the same mistake that I did. They thought that you had the model Cinema Display prior to the one that your have.
So you have the 24" Cinema Display that was available from 2008 until just this past summer. It has one cable that ends in three connectors; mag-safe, USB and m-DP. Well the mag-safe connector was to power a MacBook so that one is fine not plugged in. The USB connector is for connecting the USB ports on the back of the display to your Mac, so there should be no issues plugging that in because it will give you an extra self-power hub if you need more USB ports at some point. And of course the m-DP is allowing the Mac to drive the display.
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Yes, in answer to your question (BDAqua) my Cinema Display has a ADC connector & USB ports on the back.
Your asking that question brings another to mind. If there are those, who have figured out, wherein the actual problem lies, i.e., with the monitors that have USB connectors built in, why didn't Apple just issue a recall on those monitors rather than having so much spurious and speculative information floating around out there on the internet?
I've just for the first time tuned in to these user forums and blogs only to discover that this is a wide spread problem that has been going on for years. (???) People saying, "Oh you just need to restart the computer" or "it's a bad mouse" or "bad keyboard" or worse yet, "it's your MOTHERBOARD!!!" when in fact it appears to be none of the above. Surely this is something that Apple became aware of long ago. Why didn't they correct the problem raher than letting it persist and making their buying public jump through hoops. I've been an Apple user for many many years. I've spent tens of thousands of dollars with that company from my first Quadra 950 to my MacPro -- I find this very disappointing.
In conclusion, all I can say is, I sincerely appreciate that you've taken the time to respond in an attempt to help. Thank you.

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I want to set up a 3 monitor gaming set up with 1 iMac in the middle and 2 cinema displays either side. This would be a tripple monitor set up.
I am looking to set up a new computer and i want to have 3 monitors. I also want to have an iMac so i want the iMac in the middle and two cinima displays next to each other. i Want to also conect these monitors with a Windows 7 gaming PC.
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Could i use some of these cables?
It says they are thunderbolt conpatable.
http://www.macfixit.com.au/shop/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=229
http://www.macfixit.com.au/shop/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=2444

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I'm glad there are others out there who are also seeing this stuff. My local apple store manager was more concerned about her stores sales rather than making the swap and getting me a new one. They held one after I was on the phone with them for 45 minutes, and this process required me to call back the next day again to make sure it was put on hold because even though they were closed, she couldnt place it on hold. Then, this monitor had dust behind it, and they were out of stock and were very unhelpful. I contacted apple and they have since been shipping me a new monitor. The first one came two days ago, cluster of 4 stuck green pixels noticeable on a black background, backlight issues, and there was some dust.
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my 24" cinema display from 2010 developed dust/ stains in the lower left corner of the display after about 1,5 years in use. see the attached picture. the problem is mostly seen in imacs. there is a long thread in the macroumors forum describing this problem and showing a not easy solution.http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1101370. i'm convinced that there is the same problem with some of the ACD like mine. probably the cause oft his problem is the sealing between display and backlight (see the description by oggy in the above linked thread) which allows that circulating air can bring dust between the two panels. it looks really like a design flaw. if you are in guaranty apple will change the panel. without guaranty no chance of help. but even the panel is changed the problem can occur again. but there are some hints that apple is investigating this problem. please post your experiences how apple is handling your case if you have the this problem.

Hi, I have tried shifting them around, and the problem does seem to follow the graphics card, despite all tests indicating they are both working properly. Any other arrangements will cause a grey screen to come down while starting up and say I need to restart the computer.
Changing the slots for the graphic cards, but keeping the display attached in the right place, would allow the computer to turn on but a window would come up saying that they weren't optimally configured (16x or 8x or 4x speeds). The best configuration remains the one I begun with (slots 1 and 4). The computer will only start properly with the display in slot 4, right hand side looking at the back of the display, and only when it's turned on will it allow me to attach the second monitor, again, only in slot 4, to the left side.
The same would work if the card was in slot 1, but it would tell me they weren't configured ideally so I put the card back in slot 4.
At this point, then (I have also just tried resetting the PRAM by pressing cmdoption+PR when restarting, but no changes) should I reconfigure the graphics card? (If yes, how do I do it?)
Thanks again, Valentina

Imac with 2 cinema displays, help.

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