hi dan,
thanks for your reply. i've just been out and bought the dvi to adc adapter: http://www.apple.com/displays/adapter.html as far as i can see it's just a power brick with a dvi in slot and a adc out cable - it also has usb. they had one in the shop with a sony pc powering a 20" cinema display. apparently, the only difference between dvi and adc is that dvi carries the power and usb signal - the actual 'screen' information is the same. the sawtooth g4's have agp slots but are missing the extra power socket... it's a pain and does add to the cable clutter i was hoping to get round but it does mean i can use my monitor... is buying new toys always this tricky??!! it's beginning to get me down (and eat my credit card!) cheers, jake On 13/3/03 3:16 pm, "Dan Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > jake williamson writes: > >> nightmare... >> >> just got my brand new shinny apple 20" cinima display and ati radeon >> 9000pro home, chucked the graphics card in my g4 400mhz graphite and.... >> >> IT DONT WORK!! > > We just covered this on Mac Daniel earlier this week. The "Sawtooth" > Power Mac G4 apparently was designed before anyone came up with the idea > of providing monitor power via the video card, thus it doesn't support it. > > Apple's 20" Cinema Display is designed to be powered from the video card. > Unless Apple makes some sort of power supply for the monitor, you won't > be able to use it with a first generation Power Mac G4. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
