Repairing the 17" Studio Display myself - instructions?

I'm looking to replace the backlight inverter on my 17" Studio Display. Does anyone have some easy to follow instructions for doing this?

Could be a bad display or bad graphics card. Try the other port on the graphics card. If that fixes it, then it's the card. If not, you will need to try the display on another computer, or try a different display on your computer, to isolate the problem.

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Disk Utility stopped repairing the disk. I was instructed to backup as many of my files as possible.reformat the disk and store my backed files. I am using an I Mac 2010. I am not sure what caused this problem. I use time machine

Disk Utility stopped repairing the disk. I was instructed to backup as many of my files as possible.reformat the disk and restore my backed up files. Since I use time machine, can I assume that all my files and programs can be restored from my recent back ups?

Hi jeromefrodia,
Welcome to the Apple Support Community!
I understand that you are concerned about your data before reformatting the disk. Because you use Time Machine your information should be safe. Please refer to the attached article for information about what Time Machine backs up and how to restore from that backup.
Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac
Cheers,
Joe

When I connect the 17'' Studio Display to my 15'' Macbook Pro (Late 2006)

Whenever I connect the external display to my laptop (and other laptops in the office) the laptop display remains in black on white while the external display becomes white on black. It is an immense hassle when I have to switch between monitors and applying the Ctrl+Option+Command+8 technique. HELP!

Why are you using a usb ethernet adaptor? Just plug the modem into the usb port.

Boot Camp - Windows 7 (64 bit) - Apple Studio Display - Driver

Used Bootcamp to add Windows 7 to my Mac Pro running 10.6.4
Works great but the Apple Studio Display becomes too dim on start-up of Windows 7 & I cannot control the brightness by using the Display's control.
As well, there is no software control.
Any idea where I can obtain a Driver for this Display for the 64 bit version of Windows 7?
Many thanks!
...John

From what I've found, it comes from some driver introduced in the boot camp update 2.1.
Some workarounds:
- install winACD, but it doesn't work on 64 bits systems, so no luck for us
- boot in OSX, set the brightness as you want, disconnect the USB from the ADC adapter, then boot in windows. But you lose the USB ports of the display, you have to reconnect it when you use OSX if you want to enjoy your display, and you have to reboot 2 times if you want to change the brightness in windows...
Some person said that it was caused by "KbdMgr.exe", but I couldn't find it.
A real solution, like a boot camp driver update would be great...
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Dual Studio displays and midi timepiece setup

I have a G5 dual 2.7 GHz - with a 22" studio display and am trying to setup a 17"studio display as a second monitor. I bought a DVI to ADC Adapter for the 17". But when i went to plug the USB cable in, found out that I don't have enough usb ports. There are 2 on the back and one is being used by my 22" display and the other by a midi timepiece. This is a pretty elementary question but could i just buy a USB Hub that would give me additional USB outlets? Any other suggestions?

Hi
The original AGP Graphics/Sawtooth G4 doesn't support graphics cards with an ADC connector, as the logic board lacks the extra power 'slot' just above the standard AGP slot, which provides power to the ADC connector and display. I expect that's why the stock graphics card you currently have doesn't have an ADC connector to begin with.
Similarly you can't really convert a VGA port, which is analogue, into digital DVI or ADC, which is needed for the Apple Studio displays. Adapters do exist, but they can cost $400 as they have to convert an analogue video signal to digital. You'd also lose some quality due to the analogue to digital conversion.
The options are:
Buy a replacement AGP graphics card with two DVI connectors, along with two DVI to ADC adapters. I don't think a Mac compatible card with two DVI ports (that would work in your G4 with x2 AGP) exists though.
Buy a second Mac compatible (PCI) graphics card with a DVI connector, along with two DVI to ADC adapters. The Radeon 7000 (now discontinued) or Radeon 9200 (still available) would be possible options. More info can be found here:
http://ati.de/products/radeon7000/radeon7000me/index.html
http://ati.de/products/radeon9200/radeon9200me/specs.html
Unfortunately neither option is cheap though, as in both cases you need two DVI to ADC adapters.

My 11 year old Apple studio display died. what is best connection with new monitor

The lCD light finally quit after 12 years. So I bought a very cheap acer /led widescreenS200HQL 19 inch as a cheap quick replacement for my monitor on my quicksilver G4 933. Question is it is connected to the second display port VGA... Is it worth buying a connector so it can be connected to the larger DVI port(where the apple studio display was connected?) will that make any difference??? Things seem fine but was curious as to the difference???

Many of the Studio displays were ADC. Are you sure that other port is really DVI and not ADC?
My 2004 MDD vid card has one DVI and one ADC connector. I have it connected to a Viewsonic display from about 2007 with both VGA and DVI ports. When I connect the DVI port directly to the DVI port on the G4, the native res looks good but it too small to read (old, tired eyes). If I change the desktop res to make things a little bigger, the image looks like carp--fuzzy and possibly some distortion.
If I use the DVI-to-VGA adapter on the computer and connect it to the monitor. the image is shape and proper at any support desktop res I select.
You mileage may vary.

Wall mounting Apple Studio Display 17" M7649

I have a recording booth and am using the Apple Studio Display 17" M7649 as a display for copy. Currently is sits on a shelf. I need to get rid of the shelf due to echoing.
Is it possible to wall mount this monitor...if so ...How?
Thanks,
Antny

Sometimes those ports just die. Wouldn't be the first time.
Other times, it is the ADC connector that is the issue.
Try replugging the ADC connector.

Studio Display 17" for coloring??

Hi
Could anyone help me? I'm doing video editing, and planning to get a color correct monitor.. But they are really expensive, i cant afford them. And i found a 17" studio disp for cheap. And what i'm thinking about is buying that, and using an other normal eg Samsung 24" too. The Apple Studio display only for checking the color, and the other for editing (as Apple color needs 1920/1280 display..)
Do you think its a workin idea? Can I connect the old studio display nvidia gef9400? and will leopard use it well? is it worth?
thank you guys!

Yes, it is harmless. The CRT itself has the potential to act as a high voltage capacitor, but the charge bleeds off eventually, in no more than a few days. The charge can be built up again by static electricity. For example, if you took a wool sweater and vigorously rubbed the glass screen, the CRT bottle capactior could again find a high voltage charge on it. But I am sure you don't plan on doing that.

Old Studio Display Adapters?

Someone just gave me an old Apple Studio Display, the one with the Apple Display Connector cord that carries power and video on one cord. I want to connect it to a Mac Pro circa 2007.
All of the adapters I've found so far work with machines that have an ADC connector and connect to a DVI display. Does anyone know of an adapter that will do what I need?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

I believe the answer is yes. As far as I can tell the resolution of the 23" Apple Display is 1920x1200 pixels and this resolution is supported via the HDMI interface on the current Mac mini.
HDMI to DVI ---> DVI to ADC ---> ADC to screen
See Apple Cinema HD Display (23") - Technical Specifications
Note: The 17" screen was called a Studio Display but the 23" screen was called a Cinema HD Display. This was because
It was a wide screen display
It was HD resolution
If you have the 17" Studio Display then just use a Mini Displayport to DVI adaptor and then connect that to the ADC adapter.

MacBookPro 3.1 display is negative mode, Apple Studio Display is positive

When I have the laptop hooked up to the Apple Studio Display 17", all of a sudden, the 'polarity' switched on the display. That is to say it displayed the opposite color mode from the laptop.
I can switch back and forth from positive(regular) to negative using the universal access preference control panel. How do I get the monitor and the laptop to agree?

Hi, the problem is a combination of Boot Camp 2.1 and the ADC->DVI box. I've described a solution here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7211956&#7211956
Basically:
[1] Plug everything in normally
[2] Boot into Mac OS X
[3] Set brightness to what you want (eg. in System Prefs, or via keyboard)
[4] Unplug the USB cable belonging to the ADC->DVI adaptor (this means anything plugged into the monitor now won't work, so you may need to also move peripherals from the monitor to the mac, or to a USB hub)
[5] Boot into Windows (XP SP2 or SP3 in my case)
[6] cue "I can see clearly now the rain has gone"
The disadvantages to this are:
[1] You're a USB socket down on the deal (the display gave you 2 but took up 1, now you only have the 1 that it was being plugged into)
[2] To readjust brightness (if you find yourself doing this regularly... I don't) you need to go Mac OS X-> plug cable back in -> adjust brightness -> remove cable -> reboot into XP.
For me (2007 Mac Pro, 23" stripey Apple Cinema Display with ADC->DVI adaptor) it was happening under an ATI 1900XT and also under an Nvidia 8800GT, each time I'd tried reformatting the Windows partition, reinstalling Windows XP etc. Whenever it was Boot Camp 2.0.x it was fine, but adding Boot Camp 2.1 to the party wrecked the brightness. XP SP3 made no difference whatsoever.
Of note, if you'd rather not sacrifice the USB port (it didn't bother me, as 2.1 also made my 802.11n network finally usable under XP, which was more important to me than losing a USB socket), the original poster in the above linked article suggested reinstalling the Boot Camp 2.0 drivers (from the Leopard disc) as an alternative fix (seemingly they'll overwrite anything Boot Camp 2.1 installed, thus "rewinding"). As I say, for me I needed the wireless network so didn't want to go back, but it might work for you as a 2nd route.
I've filed a bug on this, so let's hope the Boot Camp team knock out a fix soon,
Ken

Mac book compatible with 17" monitor Studio Display model 2454

I need a larger screen when I'm at my desk... Would the 17" Studio Display model 2454 be compatible with my MacBook - software Mac OSX vs. 10.4.8?

Do you have a link for the monitor you're looking at?
The model 2454 is apparently the 15" (according to ebay) (M7612 according to Apple). The 17" Studio Display is M7770 (according to Apple)
The older Apple displays had ADC connections so you would probably need the ADC->DVI and the mini-DVI->DVI connectors.

21" studio display CRT: USB works?

Hi can anyone confirm that the USB hub on the 21" studio display (CRT) works with OS X/a powermac G5? Thanks for your help.
12 iBook G4 1Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.5) soon to purchase a powermac G5

Yes.

17" Studio Display connected to by PowerBook

When I restarted my PowerBook I had the 17" Studio Display plugged in and started up the computer. It reached the system startup screen and then the computer just shut down abruptly. Every time the computer starts it makes to a that point and it shuts down.
If I start up the computer and then plug in the monitor it appears and is shows the Cancel, Sleep, Shut Down... Screen and before I can click anything the computer again shuts down abruptly.

Thanks louie and Grant for the feedback.
I want to remove the front glass (that appears to be about quarter of an inch in front of the actual monitor) so I can clean the other side of it (i.e.the glass front).
The plastic bezel is fairly flexible and I suspect comes off quite easily (if I can figure how). But it is not attached to the glass, and only surrounds it like a picture frame. But there may be some screws hidden behind it. There is a gap of about quarter of an inch between the glass cover and the front of the monitor. It's too hard to tell if there is air in between or indeed a jelly-like substance.
If I put my finger on the glass, the "smear" on the other side is almost touching my finger nail (barely a millimetre).
This is an unusual monitor - not like most CRT's - so that's why I'm thinking I could take it apart.
Regards. Robert.

VGA Studio Display compatability

Before I buy the Mac MINI, I wanted to know if the Apple Studio Display (VGA) I used with my Cube would work with it if I get a VGA adaptor and install the Studio Display software. Thanks.

Check to make sure your video card is firmly in place in the AGP or PCI slot. If l not firmly in place it can cause a black screen on boot. Also, is the backlight on the monitor lighting up when you start the monitor? Try holding a flashlight or other bright light up to the monitor to see if you can see anything, if you can see something then its working, but A) the backlight is turned down, or B) the backlight is dead.

Apple Studio Display USB Hub Evaporated Again

I had this before and thought it was due to updates and my G4MDD DP1GHZ, however after installing the smelly new PSU, the USB Hub in the Apple Studio Display worked for 3 days, that was with the Apple USB Keyboard and Mouse connected to it. Today I got home, and fired up the computer and wanted to install a CD with updates. The mouse was working. Though when I tried to open the superdrive with the open superdrive key on the keyboard above the star sign on the number entry area of the keyboard, the superdrive would not respond, I opened it with the mouse from the Finder Bar, I put in the CD and then the mouse and keyboard went dead, no connection through the Bus on the Apple Studio Display. I forced shut down, holding my finger over the on/off illuminated switch on the Apple Studio Display. I waited and booted up and there was nothing to the keyboard or mouse so I unplugged it from one USB socket on the display and fully plugged it into the other on the display. Again nothing. So I got my USB extension cord out and fully plugged that in to the USB Hub on the rear of the G4. Mouse and Keyboard working again I searched for the HUB in the Apple Studio Display in Apple System Profiler and it had again evaporated like it had for six months before, after I replaced the original PSU with the exchanged smelly one, it sprang back to life for the last three or so days, working happily but alas, a repeat evaporation. Who knows why?
I'll just repeat that the keyboard and the mouse are fine, again fully plugged into the onboard USB Bus, does the Apple Studio Display have any diagnostic software available able to detect the functionality of the USB Hub in the Apple Studio Display? That would be a help in sussing out what is really happening between the Radeon 9000 Pro and the Apple Studio Display.
May I add that the Display part of the Apple Studio Display works fine.
Please advise.

After taking another look inside the Case and checking the screws which secured the Radeon 9000 Pro AGP/PCI Card, I removed the screw for the Radeon, the card sprang away to it's preferred location in the AGP Slot and I put the screw back in, now the USB in the Apple Studio is working every boot.
I suspect that the heat in the case has warped the Radeon Card which then sprang it into an undesirable angle in the AGP slot causing a poor contact to the pins which connect the USB part to the Apple Studio Display.
Just to add. I do unplug the telephone line from the wall and the Power Cord from the wall socket after shutting down. This is because I do not trust the Power or the Telephone Company after losing the internal modem and the original power supply in 2007.
Touch wood and hope for the best. I can't say I have the same confidence in the products made in China and assembled in Singapore I had when I originally purchased this computer in Australia in 2003. Buyer beware.

Repairing the 17" Studio Display myself - instructions?

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