Mini DVI connection

Hello,
So I havent used the DVI connection up until now. I bought and adapter and as I was about to connect it, I noticied that on my MacBook DVI connection, there is two little pins missing. Are these pins supposed to be missing? or should I take it into the store?

Hi j169m,
There are several type of DVI:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVI
Compare yours with one of them.
And try to use that adapter with your external monitor, if it works fine then you don't have to worry about it.
Good Luck.
ps: sorry couldn't help more since my miniDVI to DVI is not at my home right now, maybe other user can check that for you.

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