Mac Mini from 2010 with Dell U2711 resolution question

I just hooked up a Dell U2711 monitor with the DVI cable. I should be able to get a resolution of 2560x1440 with that, but the highest res I have in my System Prefs is 1920x1080. Does anyone know what I need to do to get the max resolution?

*This model simultaneously supports 1920x1200 on a DVI or VGA display using the Mini-DVI port and 2560x1600 on a dual-link DVI display using the Mini DisplayPort (with an optional Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter).
above from:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_mini/specs/mac-mini-core-2-duo-2.26-la te-2009-specs.html
Thus you need the dual link adopter.

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