Running 2nd display... (question)

Hey everyone.
My brother has a Powermac G5 dual 1.8 with 4GB RAM and it's currently got an old AGP graphics card in - I think it's a Radeon 9800 Pro. Anyway, he's picked up another cinema display and wants to use 2 screens for editing however his graphics card only has one DVI port.
Can anyone recommend a graphics card he can buy which will support two of the Apple 20" Cinema displays via DVI? He's based in the UK.
Thanks in advance, I appreciate it.

Hi,
I'm guessing you don't know that all Mac owners are rich, so we're having problems with your name...
Well, this Card would seem to fit the bill. I have no experience with it but the seller is a good one who would answer ones question ahead of time. It's just tough to gather up a lot of info on the limited amount of AGP cards still around and then try to find the right one or one that will work with adapters.
Oops, a nice fellow reminded me of this place the other day:http://www.welovemacs.com/
Click on the video card link and a "wizard" will come up. I just saw a few there, but some were darn pricey. Good luck.

Similar Messages

2nd Display Question?

Hi! I've been using my ibook G4 12" for a few months now, absolutely loving it.
And I want to hook up a bigger 2nd display on my ibook, so I can watch movies more comfortable, but the manual says it won't support external display more than 1024x768, is that true?
Any advice will be appreciated.
Thanks!

Sorry! Got it, SSD.

Controlling 2nd Display - Find 'Copy' Screen - 2 Questions

I have two questions here, the first should be fairly basic. I just connected a second display using the Mini-DV out to a HDMI cable. The second screen shows my desktop but does not show anything else, are there separate controls to allow certain things on the 2nd display?
My second question relates to the first, my 2nd display shows my desktop but also shows a small box on the left side that says 'Copy' on the top and has 5 separate items listed. The first is for Firefox and says 'An item named "Firefox" already exists in this location... Another says 'Copying 3 items to Clint's Camera' and has a status below that is running in place but has not changed for at least an hour. How can I access this 'Copy' Screen from my iMac so I can stop this items? I tried to restart but said something else was running in the Finder so it would not let me, any ideas? Thanks!

you have to imagine the two screens like they were just one screen.
have a look at system preferences -> displays -> arrangment. there you see the two screens. if your second screens is on the right, for example, you have to move your mouse outside the right side of your first screen to get to the second. that way you can move stuff between screens and also get to the copy dialog from the second screen.

Run iPhoto slideshow on 2nd display without 1st display going black?

Hi there,
I can't seem to find a clear answer on this one. I have just connected a 2nd display to my mac mini via the thunderbolt connection. When I put iPhoto 11 onto the 2nd display desktop and run a slideshow it plays on the 2nd screen but my 1st screen goes black, which isnt ideal as I want to be able to carry on working on my 1st screen.
Is iPhoto 11 able to run a slideshow on a 2nd display without 1st display going black? If not, is there a way around this by using other software?
I have the 2nd display set up in extended mode not mirror.
I am running OSX 10.9.2.
Many thanks,
Andy.

Is iPhoto 11 able to run a slideshow on a 2nd display without 1st display going black?
No.
There may well be, but it's not possible with Aperture either.
Alternatives to iPhoto's slideshow include:
iMovie is on every Mac sold.
Others, in order of price:
PhotoPresenter $29
PhotoToMovie $49.95
PulpMotion $129
FotoMagico $29 (Home version) ($149 Pro version, which includes PhotoPresenter)
Final Cut Pro X $299
It's difficult to compare these apps. They have differences in capability - some are driven off templates. some aren't. Some have a wider variety of transitions. Others will have excellent audio controls. It's worth checking them out to see what meets your needs. However, there is no doubt that Final Cut Pro X is the most capable app of them all. You get what you pay for.

Mac Mini - Running Final Cut Express - Output to a 2nd display

Anyway of using Final cut Express to output to a 2nd display on a Mac Mini. I know out of the box it only supports either vga or dvi (1 monitor).
What does final cut express require for this option to work? A 2nd video card?
Thanks

hey there,
i believe Matrox has a device called 2 heads to go. never used it but it reads well. you might want to Google "Matrox", go to their 'site & investigate. also if you're editing SD DV, you can use your cam FW'd to the Mac & set to DV in & VTR/VCR mode & connect the cam to a TV or monitor. i used to do this w/ my iMac.
good luck.

Using an iMac as a 2nd display for another iMac?

Hi all,
is it possible to use an iMac as a 2nd display for another iMac?
I guess it depends (if at all possible) on the models, right?
Would it be possible with two of the currently available iMac 27" models?
Is it just connecting the two video jacks with a cable? That would mean that the jack is input AND output connector at the same time: the video signal would be output from iMac 1 and serve as input for iMac 2.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Stefan.

Awesome, David! Thank you! That helped a lot!
Additional question: because running applications on the target-display-mode-iMac keep running: will I be able to connect from the source iMac to the target-mode-iMac via OS X's Share Screen functionality? So that I can still USE the 2nd (target-display-mode) iMac for running applications and accessing them? Or is the iMac in target display mode really just a dumb display? Will ssh'ing to it work?
A little background: programs like Cubase and Logic work really great with two screens. Additionally, some audio plugins really need a lot of CPU power and some of those can actually distribute the number crunching via the LAN to other computers. So my thought is: run Cubase on iMac #1, use iMac #2 as a 2nd screen (will work, thanks to David's reply) AND use iMac #2's CPU, too, to help some Cubase plugins' number crunching. Would that work?
Thanks a lot,
Stefan.

Using Macbook as 2nd Display

Question, I'm using a latest model 21 inch imac running logic pro. I also own a 2009 Macbook pro and I am wondering if it is possible to use this as a 2nd display so I can put Logic's mixer window in it and work on 2 screens.
What cable would I need to do this?
Thanks
Scott

What cable would I need to do this?
Ethernet or wirelessly, plus a product such as ScreenRecycler. Conventional video in isn't available on most Macs.
(56602)

Connecting a 2nd display

HI,
I have a Mac Pro, circa Dec 07 (therefore no mini display port) and currently use a 23" cinema display. I want to attach another identical display and assume I can do this via the other (spare) DVI port at the back of the Mac?
However, my main monitor has the firewire and USB cables plugged into the tower which come cabled along with the DVI cable, but when connecting the 2nd display can I just connect the DVI cable into the Mac Pro and not bother with the firewire and USB cable which are bound with it?
Obviously I understand that using the firewire and USB cable from the first display increases my available ports (at the rear of the first display)... but do I really need to connect those with the 2nd display, because I'm running out of ports at the back of the Mac!
Hope that makes sense...
Thanks,
Mark

One thing that's occured to me, somebody might know...
I calibrate my main monitor, so when the second display is either being mirrored, or just an extension of the desktop, I guess the existing calibration is sufficient as the main display calls the shots?
Or am I wrong, should both be calibrated as separate displays prior to using them together?
Thanks to anybody who can help...
Mark

2nd display disappears on switching focus to another application

Hi,
I'm running LR5 on Windows. I've got the grid view on my primary display and a second display showing the loupe view.
If the focus moves to another application (i.e. a small notepad window on the primary display) then I can still see LR with its grid view in the background behind notepad on the primary display however the loupe view on the second display disappears and I can see the desktop.
Is it possible to configure LR not to automatically hide the 2nd display when the input foucs moves to a different wiindow? I'd like to be able to continue displaying the image on the 2nd display while I'm doing something else on the primary display.
I've not been able to check but I've a feeling this is new behaviour in 5, I don't think 3 or 4 did this.
Many thanks in advance for your time/help! :-)

No, sorry. I've just checked LR3 for you, and the behaviour's the same.

2nd display/monitor not working (strange problem)

hello,
I have a mac pro with this specification...
Model Name:          Mac Pro
Model Identifier:          MacPro1,1
Processor Name:          Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:          2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors:          2
Total Number Of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per processor):          4 MB
Memory:          2 GB
Bus Speed:          1.33 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MP11.005C.B08
SMC Version (system):          1.7f10
Serial Number (system):          Y***Q2
Hardware UUID:          00000000-0000-1000-8000-0017F207E704
Display monitor Specs :
Chipset Model:          NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
Type:          GPU
Bus:          PCIe
Slot:          Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width:          x16
VRAM (Total):          256 MB
Vendor:          NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID:          0x0393
Revision ID:          0x00a1
ROM Revision:          3008
Displays:
Cinema:
Resolution:          1680 x 1050
Pixel Depth:          32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror:          Off
Online:          Yes
Rotation:          Supported
Cinema HD:
Resolution:          1920 x 1200
Pixel Depth:          32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display:          Yes
Mirror:          Off
Online:          Yes
Rotation:          Supported
Problems facing....
My cinema HD is set to primary display and Cinema as 2nd display. Everything was working fine but suddenly my 2nd display stopped working. It remains black as if its in sleep mood. The small power led light on the monitor is On(not blinking). In Graphics/Displays shows both monitors are connected. I can drag any window to the 2nd display as if its working but its still black. In display preferences it shows both monitor on arrangement section. I can even change the resolution size of both monitors.
My cinema display monitor has no problem. I have checked it already. I have swapped the DVI ports at the back of my cpu but it seems only the 2nd port is giving this problem. As if no matter what my 2nd port of graphics card is on sleep mood. I have taken it to our local apple center and both ports were working fine there, the only difference is they checked it using none apple lcd monitor. But when I brought it back to office, it had the same problem again. The strange thing is....one day while I was working the 2nd display suddenly appeared but when I restarted my mac, it went back to the same problem. Till now my 2nd display not showing anymore. I have reinstalled to new OSx but the problem remains. So can anyone pls tell me how I can solve this problem.
thanks
<Edited by Host>

only the 2nd port is giving this problem
You have an older card, and the second port is flaky. The problem follows the port.
I am sorry to be so blunt, but the problem is YOU.
No one wants to be the one to club you on the head and point out that your card is dying, and you are going to have to get a new(er) one. There is no "quick fix" for dying Hardware, and no fix at all for you when you will not connect the dots and realize your card is on its last legs.
If running 10.6.4 or later, you can install the 5770 and it will work, but not at quite the advertised speeds if your slot will only go up to 8x.

2nd Display of macbook

I've read a few things about the subject but never had a clear anwser. I've read that the maximum resolution for the 2nd display of the macbook is 1920X1200. Doesn't help me if I plan to buy a 19'' inches with a maximum of 1440 X 900. I want to use the 19'' to expend my desktop. Will it work properly (without distortion)
If you have any infos about that thank you for your answer

1440x900 is less than the MacBook's maximum resolution of 1920x1200. That means it'll work just fine as a second display at its full resolution. You just can't run a display that's larger than 1920x1200, such as Apple's 30" Cinema Display. But the 23", for example, will work fine, as will anything smaller.

2nd Display content

I'm able to connect my laptop to my TV and get a 2nd display which contains the Dock while my laptop retains the desktop folders. I know this is a simple question, but how do I direct items like videos or photos to show up on the 2nd display? I can drag windows onto the 2nd display but how do I get Full Screen to show up on 2nd display?

how do I get Full Screen to show up on 2nd display?
It depends on the application. For QuickTime Player 7 (Utilities folder), use "Present Movie" in its "View" menu. For VLC, it's "Full Screen Video Device" in its "Video" menu. For MPlayer OSX Extended, it's "Fullscreen Device" in it's "Movie" menu.

2nd Display not working on iMAC

I have a 2nd display that has recently stopped working with my iMAC - I had issues with the second monitor before I upgraded to 10.9 - then the problems went away ... had a bad storm one night and power flickered on / off. And can't get it to work since. I know the monitor / cord is good because i have an Mac Air and I plug it in and it comes right up and works great. I cleared the system log - unplugged and replugged the monitor in.. i don't see any errors in the system log.. can anyone see what is wrong? I cleared the log and put a marker on each side of the output.. I looks to me to see it - it say display added then right after that display removed..
4/11/14 10:19:24.832 AM Console[11817]: Marker - Apr 11, 2014, 10:19:24 AM
4/11/14 10:19:27.809 AM WindowServer[96]: Received display connect changed for display 0x42c0140
4/11/14 10:19:27.814 AM WindowServer[96]: Found 60 modes for display 0x042c0140 [39, 21]
4/11/14 10:19:27.835 AM WindowServer[96]: Received display connect changed for display 0x3f003d
4/11/14 10:19:27.835 AM WindowServer[96]: Found 1 modes for display 0x003f003d [1, 0]
4/11/14 10:19:27.836 AM WindowServer[96]: Received display connect changed for display 0x3f003e
4/11/14 10:19:27.836 AM WindowServer[96]: Found 1 modes for display 0x003f003e [1, 0]
4/11/14 10:19:27.849 AM WindowServer[96]: Display 0x042c0140: GL mask 0x1; bounds (0, 0)[2560 x 1440], 60 modes available
Main, Active, on-line, enabled, built-in, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 610, Model b005, S/N 0, Unit 0, Rotation 0
UUID 0x1cbf8fef38ae9dfec93508341d780c47, ColorProfile { 2, "iMac"}
4/11/14 10:19:27.849 AM WindowServer[96]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x01022724, GL mask 0x0000000f, accelerator 0x0000449b, unit 0, caps QEX|MIPMAP, vram 1024 MB
texture max 16384, viewport max {16384, 16384}, extensions FPRG|NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
4/11/14 10:19:27.849 AM WindowServer[96]: Display 0x003f003f: GL mask 0x8; bounds (3584, 0)[1 x 1], 2 modes available
off-line, enabled, OpenGL-accel, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 3, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
4/11/14 10:19:27.849 AM WindowServer[96]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x01022724, GL mask 0x0000000f, accelerator 0x0000449b, unit 0, caps QEX|MIPMAP, vram 1024 MB
texture max 16384, viewport max {16384, 16384}, extensions FPRG|NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
4/11/14 10:19:27.849 AM WindowServer[96]: Display 0x003f003e: GL mask 0x4; bounds (3585, 0)[1 x 1], 1 modes available
off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 2, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
4/11/14 10:19:27.850 AM WindowServer[96]: Display 0x003f003d: GL mask 0x2; bounds (3586, 0)[1 x 1], 1 modes available
off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 1, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
4/11/14 10:19:27.869 AM WindowServer[96]: Display 0x042c0140: Unit 0: Startup Mode 2560 x 1440, CGSThirtytwoBitColor, Resolution 1, ioModeID 0x80000000, ioModeDepth 0x2, IOReturn 0x0
4/11/14 10:19:27.869 AM WindowServer[96]: Display added
4/11/14 10:19:27.869 AM WindowServer[96]: Display removed
4/11/14 10:19:27.870 AM WindowServer[96]: Display 0x042c0140: GL mask 0x1; bounds (0, 0)[2560 x 1440], 60 modes available
Main, Active, on-line, enabled, built-in, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 610, Model b005, S/N 0, Unit 0, Rotation 0
UUID 0x1cbf8fef38ae9dfec93508341d780c47, ColorProfile { 2, "iMac"}
4/11/14 10:19:27.870 AM WindowServer[96]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x01022724, GL mask 0x0000000f, accelerator 0x0000449b, unit 0, caps QEX|MIPMAP, vram 1024 MB
texture max 16384, viewport max {16384, 16384}, extensions FPRG|NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
4/11/14 10:19:27.870 AM WindowServer[96]: Display 0x003f003f: GL mask 0x8; bounds (3584, 0)[1 x 1], 2 modes available
off-line, enabled, OpenGL-accel, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 3, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
4/11/14 10:19:27.870 AM WindowServer[96]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x01022724, GL mask 0x0000000f, accelerator 0x0000449b, unit 0, caps QEX|MIPMAP, vram 1024 MB
texture max 16384, viewport max {16384, 16384}, extensions FPRG|NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
4/11/14 10:19:27.870 AM WindowServer[96]: Display 0x003f003e: GL mask 0x4; bounds (3585, 0)[1 x 1], 1 modes available
off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 2, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
4/11/14 10:19:27.870 AM WindowServer[96]: Display 0x003f003d: GL mask 0x2; bounds (3586, 0)[1 x 1], 1 modes available
off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 1, Rotation 0
UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
4/11/14 10:19:27.899 AM WindowServer[96]: MPAccessSurfaceForDisplayDevice: Set up page flip mode on display 0x042c0140 device: 0x7fccf9d04630 isBackBuffered: 1 numComp: 3 numDisp: 3
4/11/14 10:19:29.836 AM WindowServer[96]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
4/11/14 10:19:29.868 AM WindowServer[96]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
4/11/14 10:19:29.881 AM WindowServer[96]: Display 0x042c0140: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "iMac"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
4/11/14 10:19:29.893 AM WindowServer[96]: Display 0x042c0140: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "iMac"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
4/11/14 10:19:29.907 AM WindowServer[96]: Display 0x042c0140: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "iMac"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
4/11/14 10:19:29.934 AM WindowServer[96]: Display 0x042c0140: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "iMac"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
4/11/14 10:19:38.781 AM Console[11817]: Marker - Apr 11, 2014, 10:19:38 AM

You can attempt to use Apple Hardware Test, if you do run it in Extended Mode 2-3 times. It's not the most reliable test however if it does locate an error that confirms you have a hardware fault that needs to be fixed. The ONLY alternative is to take it in for service. However IMHO I'd take it in to an Apple Store or AASP anyway, because A) AHT is not that reliable and B) even if it does find something that means you have to take it in.

2nd Display LED won't turn off

I have a G5 with 2 23" Apple Displays connected to the Radeon 9600 video card. All is working well, but on shutdown the LED on 2nd Display (DVI-2 outlet on card) refuses to go off! If I unplug power supply then connect it back immediately the light will go off, but I see no reason why I would need to do this every time. Discussed with tech support 3 times, the 2nd time in parts were replaced, each time I get it back the same thing still happens. A new video card from Apple did not solve the problem either. Is the video card unable on shutdown to control both displays?? Any suggestions?
G5 Dual 2.0 Mac OS X (10.4.4) Dual 23" Display
G5 Dual 2.0 Mac OS X (10.4.4) Dual 23" Display

By the way, I own Dual 20" and I have run into this before. It took me a while to figure out that the problem goes away when the USB is connected. Before I figured it out, it was driving me crazy too.

20 inch 2.4Ghz iMac with 2nd Display

Is there anyone out there using a 20 or 24 inch 2.4Ghz iMac with a 2nd Display with Aperture?
I'm interested to know if Aperture 2 will perform adequately, or whether the demanding graphics requirements of Aperture will be over-extending the iMac graphics card with a second display.
My dilemma is that my G5 with Radeon 9600 graphics doesn't really cut the mustard, and the display of my 20 inch iMac isn't suitable for critical image editing applications due to the graduation in screen brightness from top to bottom; so until I can justify the move to a Mac Pro, my options are either getting the (increasingly hard to get) x800 XT card for the G5, or (and maybe the better option?) a second display for the iMac.
Many thanks in advance!
Forrest Smyth

Thanks Mark - yes I have an iMac as well as a G5 with AGP graphics and the 9600 card, so it's a toss up between buying a second display for the iMac, or a x800 XT card for the G5. My iMac also has 4Gb of ram compared to the G5's 3Gb.
My thinking is that by going the iMac with a second display route, I will have the advantage of two displays for not a lot more than the cost of an x800 XT card (if I can find one), in a system that is [possibly] snappier running Aperture. The fly in the ointment could be the extra overhead of a second display on the iMac - so I'm hoping someone who is running Aperture with dual displays on an iMac might read this and provide some feedback.
Forrest

Running 2nd display... (question)

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for