The docs are both dated 2009 and neither refers to T510 nor W510 models.
>From experience with 600E/X, it is risky to assume that the 510 is in all things just a better version of a 500. I find your experience with the W510 a better clue to the capabilities of the T510 than those documents are. >Reading that page closely, the section that includes the T5x0/W5x0 appears >to be discussing only their use with the Advanced Dock or Advanced Mini >Dock. There's no mention of the DisplayPort built into the ThinkPad itself. > >But the page has a link to this one, which pertains exactly to this >discussion: > >DisplayPort Monitor Cables - Overview >http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-70321.html > ><http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-70321.html>The "DisplayPort >to Single-Link DVI-D Monitor Cable (45J7915)" on the left looks a lot like >the one I got from Central Computers (slightly different connector shape, >but same overall design). Works great with the W510. > >-Mike > >On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 1:26 PM, David Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > >> But there's the following ominous NOTE highlighted on the same page. >>> >>> "Note: This is a passive adapter. While DisplayPort connectors are capable >>> of passing a DVI signal, DisplayPort and DVI signals are basically different >>> and not compatible with each other. This adapter does not actively convert a >>> DisplayPort signal into a DVI signal. In order for this adapter to function >>> properly, you must have a DisplayPort source device capable of producing and >>> passing out a DVI signal through the DisplayPort jack." >>> >>> So what's the "smart shop" in this case? >>> >> >> Thinkpads whose display port can pass a dvi signal are listed here: >> >> http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-72148.html >> >> David _______________________________________________ >> -- happy Jonathan Berry and Erika http://members.shaw.ca/berry5868/fun.htm _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
