No video on Mac Pro 266 + 20" Apple Cinema Display + ADC to DVI Adapter

When I boot my Mac Pro, I don't get a video signal. I currently have a 20" Apple Cinema Display (clear case) connected via an ADC to DVI adapter. I have connected the monitor/adapter on a Powerbook G4 wihout any issues, which rules out the monitor. I've tried everything: resetting PRAM/NVRAM, motherboard reset button, unplugging everything...nothing works.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Are you guys using the ADC to DVI adapter or the DVI to ADC adapter?
I have a clear 23" cinema display and I was thinking of getting a new Mac Pro... From what I can tell, you need the DVI to ADC adapter that sells for $100+. Is that correct?

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Does the new mac pro support the Apple cinema display

There is no 2007 23" Cinema Display
There is a 2002 23" display that has the Apple ADC connector
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/AppleDisplayConnector.jpg
There is also the 2004 23" display with a DVI connector.
For the latter you just need a mini display port to DVI connector that plugs into the Thunderbolt port
For the former you need that connector plu an DVI to ADC connector
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-DVI-ADC-Display-Adapter/dp/B00011KHT2/ref=sr_sp-atf_ title_1_1/179-1314294-8358010?ie=UTF8&qid=1402766343&sr=8-1&keywords=dvi+to+adc+ display+adapter
http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Bott-DVIator-US-110V/dp/B000NSGIQO/ref=sr_sp-btf_title_ 1_6/179-1314294-8358010?ie=UTF8&qid=1402766343&sr=8-6&keywords=dvi+to+adc+displa y+adapter
http://www.amazon.com/Dvi-Adc-Conversion-Box-instock/dp/B0002CZJ7A/ref=sr_sp-atf _title_1_4/179-1314294-8358010?ie=UTF8&qid=1402766343&sr=8-4&keywords=dvi+to+adc +display+adapter

Mac Pro - Windows 7 - Apple Cinema Display

Hi -- after years of not installing Windows on a separate drive, I finally did it. The install went failrly well, wireless devices work in Windows 7. My remaining issue is that Windows 7 doesn't seem to recognize the Apple Cinema Display (ACD) with the Mini Display Port. If I switch to a different DVI monitor, the display seems fine. However, if I go back to the ACD, the display shakes upon boot up, and the resolution, screen size in off and a generic display is seen in the Control Panel. Sometimes, it does recognize the ACD, which is weird, but never on boot up.
Is the only solution running a DVI adaptor and not using the ACD with the Mini Display Port? When I first installed the BootCamp drivers, it seemed to work, but there were a few updates afterwards, and it seems that I lost whatever had stabilized the issue.
Thanks!

There was someone complaining about using two VGA monitors on 2010 w/ ATI 5770.
There is an improved dual display support now in Windows 8. Windows 7 was always "where is my screen" on startup. The video port close to the motherboard seems to be A or primary that it looks for on startup.
I have 23" ACD (2006 unit) Mac Pro but always used GTX, no ATI card (well recently I was using Windows only and an ATI 6790 or something).
And of course you must have installed ATI (Windows own drivers are iffy or "okay" but not the best.
Apple drivers for Windows (aka "Boot Camp" 3.x or Lion's 4.01) include driver support for the ACD.
You say MDP and 4870 in profile, but I didn't think Apple's 4870 had one, and flashed PC cards always have trouble (unflashed 4870 would of course work as normal as can under Windows).
Rollback update of driver is one step. Run Driver Sweeper 3.2 and CCleaner (and clean the registry) to get the graphic driver installed and 'clean.'
Patch Tuesday can always affect a few systems and a problem but more likely a conflict with something else.
One at a time see if you can get new graphic driver to help.
Wtih the 5770 Apple tech note does mention not using adapters.
And don't allow Windows to provide gpu driver if it asks

Four monitor setup on 2013 mac pro using old 23" Cinema Displays

My current monitor setup on a 2009 mac pro is four monitors. Three 23" Apple Cinema Displays (aluminum, mid 2000's) and one large Sony HDTV mounted to the wall as a fourth monitor.
I achieve this via 2 Geforce 120 video cards, each with a mini display port and a Dvi port each.
My question is, can I retain this same exact monitor setup on a new 2013 Mac pro cylinder? If so, what adapters will be needed, and do they all plug into the thunderbolt ports?
Hearing all kinds of nightmares about multiple monitor problems with the new MP so want to be sure this will work before I drop big bucks.
Thanks!

Thanks for the quick reply!
For the Tv I'm currently going VGA out of that to a Dvi adapter into the old Mac Pro. The 3 Cinema Displays are all ether direct Dvi to the video card and two I have to use a Dvi to mini display port adapter.
So for the new Mac Pro, assuming I don't use the HDMI port, I would need Dvi to minidisplayport adapters for each of the 3 cinema displays and a VGA to minidisplayport for the TV?
EDIT: And the mini display ports may as well all be active I guess, and they need to plug into the usb bus for power?
Thanks

HT4293 i am trying to use dual monitors when editing with FCPX. I have a macbook pro and an apple cinema display monitor. I have connected them and opened Fcpx but the option to use second monitor is not active! what do i do ? please help going bonkers!

i am trying to use dual monitors when editing with FCPX. I have a macbook pro and an apple cinema display monitor. I have connected them and opened Fcpx but the option to use second monitor is not active! what do i do ? please help going bonkers!

<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5891>
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<http://www.mobeetechnology.com/the-power-bar.html>

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I have an Apple Cinema Display (20-inch DVI 2005) that isn't working after installing the 10.10.3 update. The screen is just blank, and the power light just blinks a few times every 30 seconds or so. I use this as a second monitor with my iMac (27-inch, Late 2012). Any way to fix this? Thanks!

Thank you for the update!
Next I would recommend the Reset the System section of the following article for additional troubleshooting:
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
Reset the system
You can reset the Mac's parameter RAM and SMC.
Reset the resolution
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Start up in Safe Mode.
From the Apple () menu, choose System Preferences.
Choose Displays from the View menu to open the preferences pane.
Select any resolution and refresh rate that your display supports.
Restart your computer.
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Mac Pro doesn't drive Cinema Display at startup

Config: Mac Pro 2.66GHz 2006 with ATI Radeon Graphics Card, Apple Cinema Display 23".
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I removed the ATI Radeon, cleaned all the contacts, then reseated the card. Voila - graphics again! A few days later I'm again seeing no graphics at startup.
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How to connect a mac pro A1186 to 27" cinema display

Hello! Trying to connect a newer display to older mac pro.
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A new graphics card wouldn't be a bad idea; but if you don't want to go this route, I know from experience that the Altona DVI to Mini DisplayPort Converter works all right. It is discontinued now, but I'm sure a few of them can still be had through eBay or another similar source. I bought and used one to connect a 2006 Mac Mini to a 27" Cinema Display a while back. Hope this helps.
http://www.atlona.com/Atlona-DVI-to-Mini-DisplayPort-Converter-p-17859.html

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Ok so I finally got Windows to install on to my Mac Pro. This is a long explanation because it includes a lot of information for users who may be having the same problems I had. My problem is at the bottom, but for those of you who are still stuck on the blank screen, READ ON!
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so did you install the bootcamp drivers?
because i had no luck with ati's drivers from their web site but apples drivers worked fine.

Mac Pro boot sound on Cinema display

Hey guys,
Is it possible to run the Mac pro boot sound on my cinema display instead of the Mac pro's build in speakers?
My macbook sounds more agressive than that Mac badboy .
thanks!
-Sam

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About Resetting PRAM and NVRAM:
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238>
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Anyone ever seen the attached pixel issue ?
I thought it was hardware but, not sure if i start Quicktime and click record screen the screen snaps back to normal and stays good for 4-5 minutes
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Glad to hear you are handy with testing... all the more reason to have various system partitions (10.9.1 as is, 10.9.2) whatever you have found that works for you so you don't have to do system restore or move systems around.
... reading that Apple Stores don't have FCP 10.1+ on their demo machines (yet) and it well, makes them look bad, let alone take advantage of the nMP capability.
Between 9.2 and the update to 10.1 today, it is a moving target.
I had issues with mouse and the system was running but the mouse was not, and my contact wanted to put blame everywhere but where it was. I have a box and new mice, kb and such and USB hubs seem capable of putting noise into system and corrupt nvram at times.
Have not read if resetting SMC has changed but maybe try a simple zap PRAM from cold start is in order. I had a PCIe card, an SSD (that may have been dying) that made for the most difficult "gremlin" to ever live in my system and defy troubleshooting or cure for months. I couldn't even ZAP PRAM properly at one point. And seemed to be a mouse/kb related issue even to this day.

HT5299 i have an apple cinema display circa 2005. what thunderbolt adapter do i need in order to be able to plug it into a current mac mini?

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see > I have an Apple Cinema Display ADC. What adapters do I need to hookup my ADC connected monitor to my Mac Mini.
or > Using Older Apple ADC Displays with Mac Pro - The Mac Observer
and > Thunderbolt and ADC: Apple Support Communities

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A manager at my company ordered a 15" MacBook Pro & a 23" Apple Cinema Display for the purpose of Mirroring.
When spanning, the laptop and the display look great (and both run in their native modes of 1920 x 1200 and 1440 by 900, respectively), but when mirroring is enabled, the MacBook video card acts like it can't power the 23" LCD properly. It wants to default both the 15" built-in display and the Cinema display at 1440 by 900 - which is unacceptable.
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1) Any ideas on how to crank up the res on a MacBook Pro for external mirroring?
Mirroring is pixel to pixel. The MacBook only has 1440 by 900, so that's all it can show on the external display when mirroring.
2) Is it possible to close a MacBook Pro's lid and continue to power the external monitor without the MacBook sleeping?
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Turn OFF [√] Mirror Displays
Then you get something like this:
The screens are connected along an edge of your choosing to make one large "Extended desktop". For your sanity, you arrange then in the same way (by dragging the blue boxes that represnt each display) to the same order they are in on your bench.
The mouse moves freely across the divide between screens, and it can carry a window with it. The little white bar is the menuBar, and it can be moved as well.
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No video on Mac Pro 266 + 20" Apple Cinema Display + ADC to DVI Adapter

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